Columbus Circle

About Columbus Circle

Laid out in 1905 around a 76-foot granite column topped by Gaetano Russo's statue of Columbus, the circle is the point from which all official distances to New York City are measured. Tiered fountains and benches ring the monument, with the Time Warner Center, the Museum of Arts and Design and the Merchants' Gate entrance to Central Park all a few steps away.

Location

Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019

Nearby attractions

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  Central Park

  843-acre landscaped park at the centre of Manhattan, opened in 1858.

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  Empire State Building

  1931 Art Deco skyscraper with observatories on the 86th and 102nd floors.

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  One World Observatory

  Observatory on floors 100-102 of One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the Americas.

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  SUMMIT One Vanderbilt

  Mirrored, immersive observation experience 1,100 feet above Grand Central Terminal.

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  Radio City Music Hall

  The 6,000-seat Art Deco theatre home to the Rockettes and the Christmas Spectacular.

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  The Oculus

  Santiago Calatrava's white-ribbed transit hall and shopping concourse at the World Trade Center.

Nearby restaurants

• Katz's Delicatessen

  Jewish Deli · $$ · Little Italy

• Balthazar

  French Brasserie · $$$ · SoHo

• Le Bernardin

  French/Seafood · $$$$ · Midtown

• Carbone

  Italian-American · $$$$ · SoHo

• Gramercy Tavern

  American · $$$$ · Greenwich Village

• Eleven Madison Park

  Fine Dining · $$$$ · Chelsea