Think you know the famed station well?
These 11 tidbits may surprise you.
Though the famous landmark may seem well-trod by now, these 11 secrets might surprise you.
© Peter Pesta.Credit: Peter Pesta
Enter the station from Vanderbilt Avenue and make your way to the balcony level.
It’s calledThe Campbell.
It’s hands-down one of thebest hidden barsin New York.
Racquet rentals are also available.
Because public access is highly discouraged, the walkways can be accessed only with a key pass.
It connects to an elevator that goes directly into theWaldorf Astoria Hotel.
Accordingly, the Penn Central railroad line that controlled Grand Central wanted to tear it down.
Skyscrapers were proposed to take its place, but luckily those plans never came to be.