The Plaza Hotel, Fifth Avenue at Central Park South

The Plaza's white chateau-style tower facing Grand Army Plaza, photographed in July 2012. In "Ex and the City," the Season 2 finale, Big holds his engagement party to Natasha here, and outside the hotel Carrie touches his cheek and tells him, "Your girl is lovely, Hubbell," a nod to the final scene of The Way We Were, which plays out in front of the Plaza too. Big, of course, doesn't get it. The lobby and Palm Court are open to the public, so afternoon tea is the easy way to make this stop more than a photo from the sidewalk.