Visit Chelsea Piers
12th Avenue and West 23rd Street
23rd Street station (C or E train)
212-336-6400
Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex offers thirty acres of fun along Manhattan's Hudson River. In addition to the traditional spa amenities of a sports center, Chelsea Piers also boasts the largest indoor rock-climbing wall in the Northeast, one of the few indoor Olympic pools in the city, the only indoor sand volleyball court in New York City, a quarter-mile running track, and a forty-lane bowling alley as well as the city's only all-year, indoor ice-skating rink. There is a wonderful indoor play area called the Toddler Adventure Center that is designed for children from six months to four years old. Going to Chelsea Piers is a nice way to spend an afternoon, especially if the weather turns bad and you've got to blow off some steam.
Take your family to the Sky Rink, the only year-round indoor ice skating arena in New York. General skating is offered every afternoon and is priced around $13 for adults and $9.50 for children and seniors. Occasional specials are less.
The Golf Club at Chelsea Piers is a popular favorite. The 2,000-square-foot facility features hitting stalls, an indoor putting green, and a practice sand bunker. There is also virtual golfing with full-swing simulators for about $45 an hour. Players can choose from fifty-one different championship courses worldwide.
The Chelsea Brewing Company has a restaurant and microbrewery on the premises that offers a large menu of favorites: Italian food, boutique food, sandwiches, wraps, pizza, burgers, and a kid's menu, as well as a natural beer made in-house. It's an attractive place that overlooks the marina. There is also Famous Famiglia, two cafés, and Jason's Riverside Grill.
