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High Line, The 14th St/ 10th Ave, New York neighborhood: Chelsea hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 200 per lecture building date: 1934 architect: Design, James Corner Field Operations with Diller Scofidio + Renfro, 2004-2009 The High Line is a 1.45-mile-long elevated rail structure on Manhattan’s West Side. It was built in the 1930s to remove dangerous trains from Manhattan’s streets. No trains have run on it since 1980. Converted to a public space, the park opened on June 9, 2009. subway: A, C, E, L to 14th St bus: M11    
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Hostelling International New York 891 Amsterdam Ave/ 103rd St, New York neighborhood: Upper West Side hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 12 per tour building date: 1883 architect: Richard Morris Hunt H.I. New York is the largest youth hostel in New York and North America. Originally built as a residence for the Association for the Relief of Respectable Aged Indigent Females, this association helped widows of both the Revolutionary War and the war of 1812. The Association operated this building until 1974. subway: 1 to 103rd St. bus: M11.   
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House of the Redeemer 7 E 95th St/ 5th Ave, New York neighborhood: Upper East Side hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 20 per tour building date: 1916 architect: Grosvenor Atterbury This former private mansion with Italian Renaissance detailing contains an original library from the Ducal Palace outside of Urbino, Italy. It is now a retreat house open to all faiths for spiritual renewal and meditation, operating under the umbrella of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. subway: 6 to 96th St. bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M96.
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Illumination of 7WTC, The 250 Greenwich St/ Barclay St, New York neighborhood: Lower Manhattan hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 50 per tour building date: 2006 architect: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill; lighting design, Cline Bettridge Bernstein, 2006 Learn about the color-changing lighting within the lobby ceiling, exterior podium screen wall and 80-ft-high parapet that changes from white light during the day to a vivid blue at night, while an interactive motion detection system triggers a deeper blue stripe of light that "follows" pedestrians as they walk along the sidewalk. subway: A, C to Broadway/ Nassau, R, W to City Hall, 1, 2, 3 to Chambers St, 4, 5 to Fulton St. bus: QM1A, QM11, QM24, X6, X7, X10B.
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illy Push Button House Little West 12th St/ 9th Ave, New York neighborhood: Meatpacking District hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 20 building date: 2007 architect: Adam Kalkin The Push Button House is a shipping container, which, at the push of a button, opens up to reveal a softly lit, fully furnished five-room apartment. The house has been exhibited at Art Basel/Miami and the Venice Biennale. subway: A, C, E, L to 14th St. bus: M11, M14D.  
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Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America 20 W 44th St/ 5th Ave, New York neighborhood: Midtown hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 15 building date: 1890 architect: Lamb & Rich Devoted to the classical tradition in architecture, urbanism, and their allied arts. The institute is located in a Beaux-Arts and Italian Renaissance Revival building known as the "General Society." subway: A, C, E, N, R, Q, S, W, 1, 2, 3, 7, 9 to Times Sq-42nd St, 4, 5, 6, 7 to Grand Central, B, D, F, V, 7 to Fifth Ave-Bryant Park. bus: M6, M7, M10, M27, M42, M104. other transportation: Metro-North to Grand Central. 
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Instituto Cervantes at Amster Yard 211-215 E 49th St/ 2nd Ave, New York neighborhood: Turtle Bay hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed building date: 1869-1870 architect: restoration, Carlos Jurado, 2003. Five renovated historic buildings comprise the NY center for the Spanish government’s institute for Spanish and Hispanic culture. subway: 6 to 51st St. bus: M101, M102, M103.
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Irish Hunger Memorial Vesey St/ North End Ave, New York neighborhood: Battery Park City hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 200 building date: 2001 architect: Brian Tolle with 1100 Architects and Gail Wittwer-Laird This memorial to the Irish potato famine and migration includes a rural, Irish landscape planted with flora from the north Connacht wetlands, an abandoned stone cottage, stone walls and fallow potato fields. subway: 1, 2, 3 to Chambers St. bus: M20, M22. other transportation: Downtown Connection free shuttle, PATH to World Trade Center
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Japan Society 333 E 47th St/ 1st Ave, New York hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 20 per tour building date: 1971 architect: Junzo Yoshimura Activities at Japan Society are set against a stunning backdrop of indoor gardens, a reflecting pool and a waterfall. The first example of contemporary Japanese architecture in NYC houses galleries, a theater, and library with furniture by master woodworker George Nakashima. subway: 4, 5, 6, 7, S to Grand Central, E, V to 53rd St/ 5th Ave. bus: M15, M27, M42, M50, M101, M102. other transportation: Metro-North to Grand Central. 
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Kips Bay Towers 300 & 330 E 33rd St/ 2nd Ave, New York hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed building date: 1963 architect: I.M. Pei & Associates; I.M. Pei, partner; James Ingo Freed, designer This is a rare opportunity to visit the 3-acre private garden of this innovative residential complex, I.M. Pei's first major project in NYC. Site co-sponsored by DOCOMOMO NY/ Tri-State in conjunction with DOCOMOMO North American Tour Day 2009. subway: 6 to 33rd St. bus: M15, M16, M21, M34.
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Kushner Residence 79 Barrow St/ Hudson St, New York hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 8 building date: 1911 architect: renovation, KUSHNER studios, Architecture + Design, 2006 In this converted duplex, the owner/ architect/ contractor created a stimulating environment with found and natural materials, such as subway doors and recycled timbers. subway: A, C, D, E, F, V to W 4th St, 1 to Christopher St. bus: M5, M6, M8.
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Lighthouse Tender LILAC Hudson River Park's Pier 40, Northside, New York hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Continuous open access, first come basis, lining up if necessary Maximum people: 149 building date: 1933 architect: Pusey and Jones other architects/consultants: United States Lighthouse Service Explore the decks, wheelhouse, engine room and quarters of this rare, intact steam-powered 174-ft vessel originally built for the U.S. Lighthouse Service and which served the Coast Guard until 1972. subway: 1 to Houston St. bus: M15.
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Little Red Lighthouse Fort Washington Park/ 178th St & Hudson River, New York neighborhood: Washington Heights hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 20 building date: 1880 architect: unknown A popular children’s book by Hildegarde H. Swift about this lighthouse provided the impetus to save it from demolition. Before and after the George Washington Bridge was constructed, it helped ships navigate the river. Climb to the observation deck for views of the Hudson River and George Washington Bridge. subway: A to 181st St, walk toward the Hudson River, over the W Side Hwy on the footbridge at 181st St & Cabrini Blvd, follow the walkway under the GW Bridge. bus: M4.
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Marble Collegiate Church 1 W 29th St/ 5th Ave, New York neighborhood: Chelsea hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 50 per tour building date: 1854 architect: Samuel A. Warner This prominent Romanesque Revival landmark preserves many original 1854 features: a marble exterior, bell tower, mahogany pews and innovative cantilevered balconies. Two stained glass windows are by Tiffany. Renowned as Dr. Norman Vincent Peale's pulpit for 52 years. subway: N, R, W to 28th St, 1 to 28th St, 6 to 28th St. bus: M3, M5, M7.
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Merchant's House Museum 29 E 4th St/ Lafayette St, New York hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 10-15 people every 5-10 minutes building date: 1832 architect: unknown This Federal-style brick row house with a Greek Revival interior contains original decorative arts, furniture, and objects from the almost 100-year residency of the Seabury Tredwell family. Three floors of period rooms present a captivating picture of life in mid-19th-century NY. subway: F, V to Broadway-Lafayette, N, R to 8th St, 6 to Astor Pl. bus: M1, M5, M6, M102.
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