- 101 Park Ave.
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40.750993, -73.978168 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)
- Plaque with PanAm building on the pavement
- Time on the clock
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17:15 / 5:15 pm
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Historical background
New York’s main railroad station, Grand Central Terminal, was built in 1871 and since then has undergone reconstruction more than once. The Terminal is huge, more than forty tracks connect the city with neighboring districts and simultaneously attract tourists from all over the world. An exquisite Terminal building constructed in the likeness of a vaulted temple keeps a multitude of secrets. For example, the celestial map on the ceiling is a reversed image, and the opal clock telling the time to the visitors really costs a fortune. There is a concealed spiral staircase behind the main information board, and the clock panel is always one minute forward so the passengers don’t get late for the train. A dark spot near the lobster’s claw is in fact an unwashed piece of ceiling reminding of hazard associated with smoking. You can also notice people enthusiastically whispering something to the wall in a corner of the passageway to the platforms. Don’t be surprised: the Terminal has an unusual structure of walls, the sound goes unobstructed over them, so at a noisy railroad terminal you can hear what a friend whispers to you at the other end of the underground passage.
Present in routes of categories Lion, Atlas, Griffin
Passed by: 58/60 (97%).
By categories:
- Atlas: 15/15 (100%)
- Griffin: 9/9 (100%)
- Lion: 34/36 (94%)