Columbus Avenue runs southbound from 110th to 59th Streets between Central Park West and Amsterdam Avenue, then, below 71st Street, between Central Park West and Broadway, and finally, below 65th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, since Broadway run diagonally. After the Columbus Circle intersection on 59th Street, Columbus Avenue turns into Ninth Avenue and runs all the way down to 14th Street.
The most popular and fashionable part of Columbus Avenue is the stretch between 86th and 66th Streets. Here one will find a wide array of excellent ethnic bars and restaurants, many of which offer outside seating, and attractive little shops catering practically to every hobby. The style of the buildings derives from the typical low English brick and brownstone architecture, although there are also many Italianesque influences. The avenue is a perfect place for an aperitif and an evening meal after a stroll in Central Park.
The most famous landmarks on Columbus Avenue are: the American Museum of Natural History on 79th Street, which is one of the biggest museums in the world with more than 32 million specimens of plants, animals, humans, fossils and minerals; the headquarters of the ABC Television Network on 66th Street, one of America's most watched TV channels with news studios on the ground floor where passersby to watching the filming through the glass walls; Lincoln Center of the Performing Arts on 64th Street, the icon of New York's culture scene; and the prestigious Fordham University Law School on 62nd Street, which in 2014 constructed a dazzling new pavilion.