Time Square, New York, USA

Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street.

Time Square: Broadway at, W 47th St, New York, USA

One of the main reasons why Times Square is so popular is the sheer amount of theaters along Broadway, in Lincoln Center, and the Theater District. You can catch award-winning plays and musicals all year long. The area is busiest during annual festivities, especially New Year’s Eve.

Walking to Time Square, which is pretty close to where I stay.

Going through a small street where many music venues are located

This is where the musical Hamilton is played.  Later, I will come back here to see the play.

Out from the small street to the main Time Square street.

The main street goes north and south.  Looking at the northern side.

and the southern side

Looking back at the northern side again

Walking toward the southern side

Another smaller side street with musical venues

Keep walking toward the southern side

Turned back to the northern side

Walking back to the northern side

This red bench on the northern side provides the best view of the Time Square

Looking back at the southern side

Keep walking toward the northern side

Looking at the southern side from near the red bench

Behind the red bench is the TKTS ticket booth, where it sells discounted tickets for same-day plays.

People lined up here for the tickets

Walking to the theater where it plays the musical Hamilton

Inside the theater – the muscial Hamilton is a sung-and-rapped-through musical with music, lyrics, and a book by Lin-Manuel Miranda, based on the 2004 book Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. The musical tells the story of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.

Alexander Hamilton is one of the founding fathers, but he is not well known to the public.  This musical wants to change that.  He did many good things for the country; his face is on $10 bills.

At the end of the show

Back to Time Square

Leaving the museum