Theatre & Events
IconicApollo Theater
$25–$50See the relit marquee of Harlem's historic stage and catch Amateur Night and concerts at the Apollo's stages next door.
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SightseeingIconicHistory BuffFree
Harlem
Harlem is a sightseeing stop in New York, NY, part of the New York City guide. Cost: free.
Upper Manhattan, 110th St to 155th St, centered on 125th St · New York, NY
Why you should go…
Harlem stretches across Upper Manhattan from Central Park North to 155th Street. It was the home of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s, and that legacy shows along 125th Street, where the Apollo Theater has stood since 1934. You can visit the Studio Museum in Harlem and the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, browse African goods at the Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market, and eat anything from soul food to Senegalese cooking.
- #historic neighborhood
- #harlem renaissance
- #jazz
- #soul food
- #walking tour
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