Muppet/Henson Sightseeing in NY

[Kamit]

My sister and I are going to New York next week for four days of sightseeing, shopping, and taking in Broadway plays (like Phantom of the Opera)

Anyways there are all sorts of movie and TV tours you can take in NY these days (like the "Sopranos" tour and the "Sex And The City" tour) where you go around and see sites conected with the show.

I would love to go on my own "Muppet" tour while in the Big Apple so I was looking for suggestions of spots to visit. I've already thought of:

- The Cathedral of St John The Divine (where Jim's funeral was held)
- The Museum of Radio And Television (which has an extensive Muppet collection)
- Central Park (although "couldn't we ride" bicycles through the park will depend on the rental prices)
- The old offices of The Jim Henson Company (if we find ourselves up around 69th St I'm going to try and walk by and take a picture of the old building - even though it's missing it's stain glassed windows)

Any other spots you can think of?

 

[Muppet Matt]

There's always Sesame Workshop.

 

[BlueFrackle]

"Couldn't We Ride" was filmed in Battersea Park in London, for The Great Muppet Caper. Scenes were filmed in Central Park for The Muppets Take Manhattan.

 

[AAO]

I went to NYC and saw the sight where they filmed the big - and to be honest my favorite scene from that movie - scene in Muppets Take Manhattan where Piggy chases down the man who steals her purse. I walked down the path where the stunt Piggy raced on her rollerskates

 

[a_Mickey_Muppet]

I went to NYC and saw the sight where they filmed the big - and to be honest my favorite scene from that movie - scene in Muppets Take Manhattan where Piggy chases down the man who steals her purse. I walked down the path where the stunt Piggy raced on her rollerskates

yeah so did my mother and i when we went to NYC in sep 05 for the Muppet try outs!

 

[Muppet Matt]

yeah so did my mother and i when we went to NYC in sep 05 for the Muppet try outs!

Who did you try out for?

 

[Muppet Newsgirl]

"Couldn't We Ride" was filmed in Battersea Park in London, for The Great Muppet Caper. Scenes were filmed in Central Park for The Muppets Take Manhattan.

Yeah, we stopped by Battersea Park while in London a few weeks ago, saw where they filmed 'Couldn't We Ride.' It was kind of fun, actually.

 

[JoeyMuppet]

There's also Pete's Restuarant,from The Muppets Take Manhattan.

 

[BEAR]

At any rate, I hope you have fun. We'd love to see some pictures from your trip.