From : http://www.walkingoffthebigapple.com
Here is a list of recommended subway stops in or near a major NYC attraction.
• Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum 2, 3: Just outside the Brooklyn Museum.
• Bowling Green Station, 4, 5: Near the main steps of the National Museum of the American Indian (the former Custom House).
• W. 4th St., A, B, C, D, E, F, V: There's always a movie. The IFC Center on 6th Avenue shows the best of independent film.
• 34th Street-Herald Square, N, Q, R, W: You can go straight to the Manhattan Mall and shop. JCPenney (901 Avenue of the Americas) is now the anchor of this indoor mall, an unusual feature of Manhattan retail. Macy's, via the subway outdoor exit, is very close.
• 34 Street-Penn Station, 1, 2 , 3, A, C, E: Penn Station isn't beautiful, but you'll at least find shopping and food.
• World Financial Center (left), near E, N, R: With indoor shops and restaurants, views of the World Trade Center site on the east, and scenes of the Hudson River on the west, the World Financial Center is a good place to wait out a rainy day.
• 42nd Street-Bryant Park, B, D, F, V, 7: Just steps from the famous lions gracing the steps of the New York Public Library. Visit the reading room, check out the special exhibits, or bring your laptop to the wi-fi-enabled Edna Barnes Solomon Reading Room. Just to the north, see the ICP (International Center of Photography) a block away at 43rd St. and 6th Ave.
• 42nd Street- Port Authority Bus Terminal, A, C, E: Stores, restaurants, and the Leisure Time Bowling Center and Cocktail Lounge. Yes, hipsters, the Port Authority is your place to be.
• Times Square-42nd Street. The busiest station of all. Artwork by several artists, including Roy Lichtenstein, Jane Dickson, Jacob Lawrence, and others make this subway stop a destination underground. A good place to listen to free live music.
• Grand Central - 42nd St., S, 4, 5, 6, 7: In addition to the amusements of watching people come and go inside a spectacular building, the shopping is convenient. Browse the satellite shop of the New York City Transit Museum, get something to eat in the food mall, or dine at one of the nicer restaurants. If you get really bored, you can take a Metro-North train somewhere, like Beacon (Hudson Line), Croton Falls (Harlem Line), or New Haven (New Haven Line).
• 47- 50 Sts- Rockefeller Center Station, B, D, F, V: Rockefeller Center, Top of the Rock, Radio City Music Hall.
• 5th Avenue, E: The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) on E. 53rd St. is less than block away.
• 57th St. - Seventh Avenue, N, Q, R, and W: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? This way. The stop is just outside the famous concert hall.
• Lexington Avenue-59th St., N, R, W or 59th St-Lexington Ave Station, 4, 5, 6: Bloomingdale's, the famous New York department store.
• 59th St-Columbus Circle, A, B, C, D, 1: The Museum of Arts & Design (MAD) and the Time-Warner Center.
• 81st Street-Museum of Natural History, B, C: American Museum of Natural History. Walk straight from the subway into one of the greatest natural history museums in the world.
• 110th St. Cathedral Parkway, 1: Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. Visit the wonders of one of the largest churches in the world. Explore on your own or on one of the regular tours.
• 157th St., 1: Visit the Hispanic Society Museum and Library, one of the most extraordinary and surprising collections of art from Spain. This subway stop was constructed back in the day for its proximity to the historic museum collections in Audubon Terrace.
