The New York subway system is very complicated, but I'm going to make it simple for you.
For the best architecture‑focused tour of New York, you only need to remember one letter, the letter F.
You can get the biggest range of architecture from one subway line.
You can see great buildings from the 1850s, incredible contemporary architecture, and the history adds to your understanding of the poetry of architecture in New York.
I had a very sheltered up east side childhood.
But one thing I always wanted to do, and my father promised he would do it, was take me on the subway.
When I was, like, four years old.
My mom wanted no part of that.
So we made a plan to take the subway out to Coney Island, and that was the first time I was ever on the subway, and it was a very memorable trip with my dad.
So, on our architecture tour of New York, via the F train.
