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Grand Central Terminal

The Main Concourse on 42nd Street. Look up at the backwards sky, meet at the opal clock and find the Whispering Gallery's secret.

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  1. Getting Here
  2. Things to Do
  3. Secrets to Find
  4. Coming Soon
  5. Stamps Here
The Main Concourse of Grand Central Terminal, with the opal clock, the painted ceiling and beams of light from the windows.
Meet me at the clock.

The most beautiful room in New York. Commuters rush through it without looking up. You should look up.

Getting Here

  • Map: click Grand Central.
  • Walk: take 42nd St → Grand Central from Times Square.
  • Subway: Grand Central–42 St.
  • Down to the Subway: the staircase leads to the Times Sq–42 St Station.

Things to Do

WhatWhereCost
Learn the ceiling’s secretThe CeilingFree
Meet someone at the opal clockThe Opal Clock, then Meet Me at the ClockFree
Whisper into the wallsWhispering GalleryFree
Check the departures boardDeparturesFree
Photograph the famous beams of lightThe Windows, then Take a PhotoFree

Secrets to Find

  • Look up. Something about the stars on the ceiling isn’t quite right. Click it to find out what.
  • The Whispering Gallery. In the real Grand Central, a whisper into one corner of the arches can be heard clearly in the opposite corner. Try it here.

Coming Soon

  • Metro-North (Coming Soon). The trains to the suburbs are still in the yard: Manhattan first.

Stamps Here

StampHow
Look UpLearn the secret of Grand Central’s ceiling.
Pssst…Find the Whispering Gallery’s secret.