{"id":122332,"date":"2015-04-24T10:45:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T14:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=122332"},"modified":"2015-08-11T15:42:05","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T19:42:05","slug":"ultimate-nyc-walking-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/archives\/ultimate-nyc-walking-tour","title":{"rendered":"See 27 attractions in under 5 hours on the ultimate NYC walking tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-tag' style='margin-bottom: 35px;'><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2468635919_66f68d4d6c_o-compressed.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[122332]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-122333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2468635919_66f68d4d6c_o-compressed-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"2468635919_66f68d4d6c_o-compressed\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/stewartyu\/2468635919\/in\/photolist-4L9psg-4L9jpi-6JPwkz-4LdXFN-4Ldzmd-83Gj2y-9Kb7q3-a4VPr4-88vpih-9uETNf-94iFSf-dvfzHh-a3U3uQ-dvfA9Q-8H4cVf-9u7i7H-dAuRSZ-dAAkmw-dAAieQ-c3Jz6s-c3JB7Y-9Kb7fm--6c5bvW-piuhJd-dxSQGY-pkYGwV-e3LLMq-gJ7rMT-obuiTB-6JQRn8-34wdfp-8MJpqv-csRrWY-as2RAa-r8SAzt-9XSuxW-9XSuEJ-fCurKs-9ZUu3w-drxZmu-bih7Le-Py59R-7hWQi1-4b1wMJ-2hvq7L-2hs138-5SetD7-4nYs7d-6KXxHr\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">Stewart Yu\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">New York City is full of treasures \u2014 historical sites, diverse architecture and picturesque slices of nature that somehow coexist with supertall skyscrapers. Travellers know that it&#8217;s\u00a0impossible to see every spectacular bit of the Big Apple in a single trip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Unless, of course, you&#8217;re a math and computer science genius.\u00a0Michigan State University computer science PhD candidate Randy Olson has\u00a0devised American and European road trips to traverse the areas in the shortest\u00a0amount of time. He&#8217;s now used the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.randalolson.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">same algorithmic process<\/a> to help people explore Manhattan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Olson&#8217;s Manhattan walking tour is about 14 miles long, but could be accomplished in 4.5 hours of walking &#8212; if you&#8217;re walking at New Yorker speed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Olson used TripAdvisor\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Attractions-g28953-Activities-New_York.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">top attractions<\/a> and map data to create the path. Check out the map below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/nyc-optimized-walking-tour-2-compressed.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[122332]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-132477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/nyc-optimized-walking-tour-2-compressed.jpg\" alt=\"nyc-optimized-walking-tour 2-compressed\" width=\"616\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><em>Map: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.randalolson.com\/2015\/03\/25\/optimized-walking-tours-of-new-york-city-and-philadelphia\/\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">RandalOlson.com<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the complete list of attractions included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Avenue<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The Frick Collection, East 70th Street<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Central Park<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), West 53rd Street<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral, 5th Avenue<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Rockefeller Center, 45 Rockefeller Plaza<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Radio City Music Hall, Avenue of the Americas<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Theater District<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Times Square<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Bryant Park<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">New York Public Library<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Chrysler Building, Lexington Avenue<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Grand Central Terminal<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The Morgan Library &amp; Museum, Madison Avenue<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Empire State Building Observation Deck, 5th Avenue<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Madison Square Garden, Pennsylvania Plaza<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The High Line<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Chelsea Market, 9th Avenue<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Ground Zero Museum Workshop, West 14th Street<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Greenwich Village<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Washington Square Park<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">SoHo<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Tenement Museum, Orchard Street<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">St. Paul\u2019s Chapel, Broadway<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The National September 11 Memorial &amp; Museum<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Statue of Liberty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">You might notice some favorite attractions\u00a0are left out, however. Pedestrians won\u2019t make it to Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle or the Cloisters. 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