Attractions in Midtown, New York

Come experience the biggest Build-A-Bear Workshop store in the world at 5th Ave at 46th! It’s the most furry fun stuffed into one furbulous place! Make your own stuffed animal friend, plus so much more… Choose fashions and accessories from the beary best selection ever, including major league sports gear, international Collectiwear™ outfits and baby Bear Stuff®. Plus, find t-shirts, bags and more for you! Make new friends and lots of beary fun memories. www.buildabearville.com

The Fire Zone is New York City's state-of-the-art fire-safety learning center. At the Fire Zone you can learn about the power of fire. Climb on a real fire truck, try on bunker gear, meet a firefighter, feel a "hot" door, and learn to crawl through a smoke-filled hallway, even in the dark. Learn to identify hazards in your home, and help your parents make an escape plan. At the Fire Zone you'll have a first-hand experience in respecting fire and learn what to do in an emergency.

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Times Square Odditorium is NYC's most outrageous destination attraction where fact is stranger than fiction. Explore the unbelievable in over 20 galleries of outrageous interactive, video and archival exhibits in this one of a kind attraction. Your self-guided adventure is sure to astonish as you come face to face with remarkable relics and rare treasures from around the world. As weird as it is real....Believe It or Not!

Top of the Rock is a six-level observatory atop the Art Deco skyscraper. The upper decks are 850 feet above street level. Views include some of the city’s most prominent landmarks from the Chrysler Building to the Brooklyn Bridge and from Central Park to the Hudson & East Rivers. Observation deck was first opened to the public in 1933. Deck was originally designed to evoke the upper decks of a 1930s grand ocean liner.