Flatiron — Union Square to Madison Square · 12 stops
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Flatiron — Union Square to Madison Square
Midtown, New York
12 stops · ~16 min
About 50 min walk · 12 stories · Free
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Start: The Union Square Greenmarket — —
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The walk starts at The Union Square Greenmarket. Please use headphones and keep audio private.
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- Start anywhere in the park. For the full route, begin at The Union Square Greenmarket. Directions
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Twelve stories from the Union Square Greenmarket to the Flatiron Building — Pete's Tavern, the 69th Regiment Armory, the Met Life Tower and Liberty's torch.
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1
The Union Square Greenmarket
A handful of farmers, then a city habit
2
Washington in Union Square
The oldest statue in the city's parks
3
The Tower of Light
Opera, Tammany, and a glowing clock tower
4
Pete's Tavern
O. Henry's local, and a flower shop that poured drinks
5
The 69th Regiment Armory
Where modern art shocked America
6
Madison Square Garden's First Home
The Garden that gave the arena its name
7
The Appellate Division Courthouse
A marble courthouse crowded with lawgivers
8
The Met Life Tower
Venice's bell tower, stretched to fifty stories
9
Liberty's Torch in Madison Square
Pay a fee, climb the torch
10
Admiral Farragut
Damn the torpedoes, carved in stone
11
The First Shake Shack
A hot dog cart that went global
12
The Flatiron Building
The building they expected to blow over
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