NYC Walking Tour - Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue

Madison Avenue window-shopper, originally uploaded by Jim in Times Square.

1 ½-2 hours
High-end Shopping and Tourist spots
Easy, Safe. But involves lots of busy street crossings.
Start at: Grand Central Station, 4, 5, or 6 lines
End at: 79th Street Station: 6 line

From Grand Central, walk west past Vanderbilt, Madison, and to Fifth. Stroll up fifth to Saks Fifth Avenue, at 49th and Fifth (east side of Street). Across the street is Rockefeller Center, where the Today Show is filmed. Stop there at Dean and Deluca for coffee.

From there, continue up fifth to 60th Street, enjoying all the high-end stores along the way. At the Plaza Hotel and 60th Street, take a right turn to Madison, where you can continue north to 79th street. Catch Barney’s – the famous New York clothing store, at 63rd and Madison. Walk east to 69th to Lexington walk north to 79th Street, enjoying the naighborhood boutique stores along to way. Catch the 6th train downtown to return to Grand Central.