Madison Avenue, New York, New York

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VIBE 4.5/5
WIRED 4.5/5
HEALTH 4.5/5
VALUE 4.5/5
ESSENTIALS 4.5/5

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Couples (29%)

Families with kids (22%)
Retirees (18%)

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Level 4

Fashion and culture

By ajr67 on Feb 13, 2009

4/5

If you feel the need to reacquaint with American art and culture, The Whitney is a great place to stop off at. New York can’t be faulted for the amount of museums and places of interest but this stop off stands out because of its focus on American art and its... Full review

Level 3

If you've never been, you have to go

By SmartSugar on Feb 12, 2009

5/5

Madison Ave is one of the quintessential New York City streets to see. If you’re a tourist, you must head over to Madison Ave – preferably in the Upper East Side area, though Midtown has a lot to offer as well. Be prepared to venture into crowds on warm sunny... Full review

Level 3

High End Designer Paradise

By Cheesewrites on Jan 28, 2009

5/5

Dolce, Dolce, Dolce! High end designers are in no short supply on Madison Avenue and even if you can't afford to shop at the high end stores it's always nice to take a peek at what you are missing. Dolce and Gabbana, Christian Dior and Armani all have stores o... Full review

Level 3

Shoppers (or window-shoppers) paradise......

By friedclam on Aug 31, 2008

4/5

For high-end shopping, there is no place like it. You can find all the designer stores here. Even if you can’t afford them, it is fun to see Hermes, Dolce and Gabbana, Armani, Christian Dior, just to name a few. You have to be buzzed in to some of them. From t... Full review

Level 2

You thought you were well dressed...

By rockandrolltime on Aug 29, 2008

4/5

...until you saw the people on Madison Avenue. Actually, it's quite a humorous blend of couture, high/low contemporary, just plain low contemporary, and just plain clueless dressing. Skip the obvious places and go for Takashimaya (if you have the cash). Well,... Full review

Level 1

Shoppers paradise for rude people

By micklack on Aug 25, 2008

2/5

A great strip to shop on, but most of the people who sell the high end stuff are very very rude. I'm not the most wealthiest person going around, but walking into a store i expect to be treated with respect.

Seek the back alleys in SOHO, much better shoppi... Full review

Level 4

Im going to have to disagree on this one

By AJ on Aug 03, 2008

3/5

I've been down Madison Avenue many many times, and while I do agree it's quite the spectacle in terms of shopping and someone what of a tourist trap, i think once you have done it once, you really get over it. Too much traffic hinders how nice it is as well.... Full review

Level 5

The Mad Ave

By Macsizzle on Jul 08, 2008

5/5

This street is New York City. It is filled with all of the things people come here to see: fashion, restaraunts, and the gritty culture that defines this tiny island on the East Coast. It is completely PACKED with stores, restaraunts, and people, so I don't th... Full review

Level 3

good god, I thought it was just advertising

By ChrisTurk on May 16, 2008

5/5

It isn't. I heard about "Madison Ave advertising agencies" and I thought the place would be full of advertising people the way Wall St has a wall. I was very very wrong.

One block over from Park Pl. (Heh, like in Monopoly), it has some of the snazziest sh... Full review

Level 3

As good as it gets

By CB4Real on May 09, 2008

5/5

Anyone who has ever been to this street knows that it has no rivals and certainly no equals. I love coming to NY and this street is a must on my 'to see' list everytime. The shopping is great and even if you can't afford any of the high end merchandise from th... Full review

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