Open set hours
Midtown Manhattan, New York
Tiffany & Co. Fifth Avenue
Shot here: Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
40.7625° N / 73.9740° W
Filming location · Midtown Manhattan, New York
New York Public Library
The marble library, guarded by lions, where Ghostbusters opens with a ghost in the stacks and Holly and Paul spend a day out.
Open set hours40.7532° N / 73.9822° W
Coordinates from published sources · on-site check pending
The scene
What happened at New York Public Library
Ghostbusters opens with a librarian spooked in the basement stacks. Peter, Ray and Egon then take the grand steps before their first encounter.
In Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Holly and Paul’s day of doing things they’ve never done brings them here, a very Holly place to go.
The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building opened in 1911. Its stone lions are called Patience and Fortitude.
Then & Now
On location today
The building is open to everyone, and the Rose Main Reading Room is one of the city’s great interiors.
Line up the shot
Stand at the bottom of the steps beside Patience, the south lion, and shoot up toward the entrance.
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Shot here: Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
40.7688° N / 73.9611° W