Attractions
Escape Entertainment
This immersive entertainment experience and live escape game center features several curated rooms, including Alien Attack, Manhattan Mayhem and Prohibition Pandemonium. Participants have 60 minutes to complete a game using clues, passwords and missing puzzle pieces, as well as teamwork and communication skills.
Daily (times vary).
$29+tax per person. Advance reservations required through website.
FDNY Fire Zone
This fire-safety learning center combines education with entertainment as groups explore a fire engine and equipment before a New York firefighter leads them through a simulated fire scene.
M-Sa 9 am-7 pm, Su 11 am-5 pm
General admission: Free
Fire Safety Presentation: $6 adults & children, $2 seniors (60+)
Federal Hall National Monument
This landmark structure, a former customs house, is on the site of the nation’s first capitol, where the Bill of Rights was adopted and George Washington took his presidential oath in 1789. Today, it contains artifacts from Colonial and early Federal New York.
Hours: M-F 9 am-5 pm
Admission: Free
Flatiron Building
Built in 1902, the office building’s iconic triangular shape catches the attention of both New Yorkers and visitors. Since this is a functioning office building, there are no tours of the interior.
Forest Hills Stadium
Originally opened in 1915, this coliseum-style venue hosted the U.S. Open tennis tourney annually from 1924 to 1977, as well as visits from The Beatles, Barbra Streisand and other music greats, before shuttering in 1978. Renovated and reopened for live music in 2013, the 14.000-plus capacity open-air is now a premium NYC music venue.
Fort Tryon Park
Gifted to the city in 1931 by John D. Rockefeller Jr., this lush green space offers visitors panoramic views of the Hudson River, two playgrounds and other amenities.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park
The memorial to President Franklin D. Roosevelt on his namesake island in the East River was realized by architect Louis I. Kahn and inspired by Roosevelt’s famous 1941 “Four Freedoms” speech, which impacted the nation and continues to resonate. In that speech, FDR defined " four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression—everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way—everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want everywhere in the world.
Fraunces Tavern Museum
Once the gathering place for 18th-century American revolutionary leaders and where Gen. George Washington bade farewell to his officers in 1783, the building now functions as a museum of Early American history and culture.
Hours: M-F noon-5 pm, Sa-Su 11 am-5 pm Closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day
Admission: $7 adults, $4 seniors (65+)/students/children 6-18, age 5 and under free.
French Cheese Board
Cheese rules this dynamic and interactive space, where a team of turophiles lead wine pairing courses, French cheese classes, specialty themed dinners and panel discussions, amidst a plethora of specialty cheeses, cookware and accessories for sale throughout the venue.
Fusion Arts Museum
As its name suggests, this gallery showcases pieces that incorporate multiple disciplines.
Hours: Tu-F, Su noon-6 pm
Admission: Free
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