Address

216 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036

Phone Number

(212) 235 - 2016

Date Visited

03/05/2018

Website

Link to Website

Gullivers Gate

Description

Gulliver’s Gate is located at 216 W. 44{SUP()}th{SUP} Street, NYC, in the Theater District.  Parking must be found at a nearby garage. The street-level, double door main entrance leads to a lower lobby area. Five steps (or a lift) get one to the main lobby and full-height admission counter.  An escalator, steps or elevator go to the 50,000 square foot exhibition area.

Concrete floors, and wide aisles make navigation easy. There are a few benches throughout.  Displays are of varying heights. Some displays have steps in front of them to make viewing easier.

Multi-stall restrooms have large handicapped stalls and baby-changing stations.  There is a large gift shop.  There are no food services.

Checklist

    Doors:  several sets of stree-level, double doors
    Number of floors:  2
    Elevators:  to upper floor
    Ramps:  no
    Steps and staircases:  five steps or lift from main entrance to lobby area - steps and escalator go to upper floor
    Width of aisles:  ample space throughout
    Places to sit:  benches in several locations agains the walls
    Location of restrooms:  past gift shop
    Type of restroom:  multi-stall restrooms with large, handicapped stall
    Ease of entry and exit:  easy
    Baby changing station:  yes
    Available food services:  none
    Friendliness of staff:  Everyone was quite pleasant, helpful and knowledgeable
    Notes:  *There is no dedicated parking. Parking must be found at one of the many, nearby garages.Although there are technically two floors, the entire exhibit is on one floor.

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Gulliver’s Gate is an amazing venue. It is  50,000 sq. feet of   “…a technologically advanced, interactive, immersive world of miniatures that will ignite your imagination and challenge your perspective.” (website)   And it is really “cool.”   I had read about it, but was still unsure as to what I would actually find. Was it as good as it sounded, or just another tourist trap?


The double door, street level entrance got me to the small, lower lobby area. There were five steps (or a lift) to take me to the lobby itself, where the full height admission counter is locate.   After paying my admission and getting my lanyard and “magic key” I was on my way.  I took the escalator up (there are also stairs or elevator) to the world in miniature.  It may be in miniature, but it has incredible detail, down to the thousands of tiny “people” throughout.  Many have been handmade, some come from 3D printers (for a price you can get a 3D miniature of yourself). Each destination is labeled.  Some of them offer “interaction” by using the key that you received at admission. You can get people to ski in Switzerland, see the Loch Ness Monster appear, watch cable cars move and more!


There is ample room to navigate the world.  Some of the places to visit are the U.S, Italy, France, Chile, Panama, Argentina, Tibet, Japan, Singapore, China, Russia, Mexico, Israel, India and Egypt – to name a few.  The Great Wall, Taj Mahal, the Vatican, the Panama Canal, and Niagara Falls are there to view. Children (and adults) can take advantage of a “Where’s Waldo?” type of game to look for characters and things hidden among the displays. Several of the kids I saw were very into this activity.


There are a few benches throughout, although not nearly enough, considering the size of this venue. The exhibits are of varying heights, some definitely fine for children and wheelchair users to get an excellent view. Some are somewhat higher, which may keep wheelchair users from a really good look at the things positioned father back. Steps at these higher exhibits allow kids to get a better view but are not of value to wheelchair patrons. This is really too bad, because everything is worth seeing.  Just when you think that’s all there is… there is an airport model – the largest model airport in the world. I even watched a plane take off from one of the runways.  But wait, there’s more! You can watch employees at work, on technology, building models, creating tiny people, fixing things. All of the workshops are “open” for everyone to see.


Large, multi-stall restrooms with handicapped stalls and baby-changing station are located past the large gift shop.


Although Gulliver’s Gate is certainly a tourist attraction, it is a wonderful experience as well.   It can whet your appetite for travel to places you have never been, or bring back  fond memories of places you have visited.


As always, we at Destination Accessible advise you to check a venue’s website, http://www.gulliversgate.com, when planning a visit , to “know before you go.”



Location


Nearby

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