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The 'Mad Men' Map of Manhattan: 12 Spots to Visit Before the Series Ends

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As fans (and everyone else with an internet connection) certainly know, Mad Men is coming to an end. Starting this Sunday, AMC will begin airing its final seven episodes, but if you've noticed, the show is going out with a pretty big bang—there's a Mad Men-themed statue at the Time-Life Building and along with a film series, there's an entire exhibit devoted to the show at the Museum of the Moving Image.

There's no better time to be nostalgic about the looming finale, which is why we've put together a tour of NYC that'll bring you back at all your favorite Mad Men moments, from Sally and Glen's escape to the natural history museum, Pete's humiliating Bloomingdale's run, and Roger vomiting oysters and martinis. Beware of plot spoilers ahead if you're not caught up with the series (related: what've you been doing for the past eight years?).

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American Museum of Natural History

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The best couple on Mad Men was never Don and Megan or Pete and Peggy (yup, we're going there). It was Glen and Sally, of course, and the American Museum of Natural History was the site of a particularly romantic meet-up in which Sally skips school to meet him—before she gets her period in the bathroom and ditches, that is. [Photo]
200 Central Park W, New York, NY 10024
(212) 769-5100
(212) 769-5100

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Paul Mole Barber Shop

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Speaking of Pete, this barbershop founded in 1913 is responsible for that particular prep-school side part of his. [Photo]
1031 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10021
(212) 988-9176
(212) 988-9176

The Pierre

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The titillatingly titled "Shut the Door. Have A Seat." season three finale involves Betty not only filing for divorce from Don, but also the unveiling of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. After raiding the original Sterling Cooper Offices, the new firm temporarily works out of a suite at the Pierre Hotel. [Photo]
2 E 61st St, New York, NY 10065
(212) 838-8000
(212) 838-8000

Bloomingdale's

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In season one, Pete must undergo the humiliation of running a domestic errand as a married man in the early 60s. He returns this Chip 'n' Dip (a novel concept back then) to the Bloomingdale's flagship after receiving it as a wedding present, and when the cute store clerk won't let him return it without a receipt, Pete attempts to flirt his way out of it. Like most things in Pete's life, it does not go well. [Photo]
1000 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10022
(212) 705-2000
(212) 705-2000

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Time-Life Building

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The very groovy Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce offices take up two floors of the Time-Life Building—which is also the current site of this bench, built in the shape of Don's shadow in the opening credit sequence. [Photo: Getty]
1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020

The Waldorf Astoria

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When the Glo-Coat ad gets nominated for a Clio Award, the ceremony is held here—and though they win, the rest of the episode (like most Mad Men episodes) is far from cheery. But on a sillier note, it's also the episode where we find out that Don used to work as an store attendant at the (sadly fictional) Heller's Luxury Furs. [Photo]
301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022
(212) 355-3000
(212) 355-3000

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Grand Central Oyster Bar

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After Roger makes an awkward, drunken pass at Betty in season one, Don takes him here for lunch, but not just any lunch—a revenge lunch. Don eggs him on to keep drinking before a big client meeting, then forces him to walk up 23 flights of stairs, causing Roger to vomit up oysters and martinis in front of everyone. [Photo]
89 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017
(212) 490-6650
(212) 490-6650

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William Greenberg Desserts

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During a house party at Pete's new suburban home in Cos Cob, Connecticut, Megan hands him a tin from this hundred-year-old Upper East Side bakery, causing Pete to display one of his most stellar bitchfaces. "Tweety, look what they brought," he says, "Doesn’t it make you homesick?" [Photo]
1100 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10028
(212) 861-1340
(212) 861-1340

New York Athletic Club

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During one of Don Draper's precious few upbeat moments post-split from Betty, he swims a couple contemplative laps at the storied New York Athletic Club on Central Park South. Afterwards, he goes on a date with Anna Camp—sorry, Bethany—during which he sees Betty and Henry. Horrifying. [Photo]
180 Central Park S, New York, NY
(212) 247-5100
(212) 247-5100

P.J. Clarke's

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After Peggy scores the Belle Jolie gig, she and the Sterling Cooper gang head to P.J. Clarke's for a drink. And in one of season one's most heartbreaking moments, Peggy dances happily to "The Twist," and Pete simply snarls, "I don't like you like this." [Photo]
915 Third Ave, New York, NY 10022
(212) 317-1616
(212) 317-1616

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Minetta Tavern

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Poor, idealistic Abe proposes that he and Peggy move in together on a romantic date to this West Village staple—which was unfortunately not the kind of proposal Peggy was expecting. [Photo]
113 Macdougal St, New York, NY 10012
(212) 475-3850
(212) 475-3850

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The Slipper Room

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And in our final stop on the Mad Men tour of New York City, we bring you all the way back to the pilot episode, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes." Ken, Dick, Harry, Salvatore, and Pete hit up a burlesque show at the Lower East Side's Slipper Room—and you could do the same today. [Photo]
167 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
(212) 253-7246
(212) 253-7246

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American Museum of Natural History

200 Central Park W, New York, NY 10024
The best couple on Mad Men was never Don and Megan or Pete and Peggy (yup, we're going there). It was Glen and Sally, of course, and the American Museum of Natural History was the site of a particularly romantic meet-up in which Sally skips school to meet him—before she gets her period in the bathroom and ditches, that is. [Photo]
200 Central Park W, New York, NY 10024
(212) 769-5100
(212) 769-5100

Paul Mole Barber Shop

1031 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10021
Speaking of Pete, this barbershop founded in 1913 is responsible for that particular prep-school side part of his. [Photo]
1031 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10021
(212) 988-9176
(212) 988-9176

The Pierre

2 E 61st St, New York, NY 10065
The titillatingly titled "Shut the Door. Have A Seat." season three finale involves Betty not only filing for divorce from Don, but also the unveiling of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. After raiding the original Sterling Cooper Offices, the new firm temporarily works out of a suite at the Pierre Hotel. [Photo]
2 E 61st St, New York, NY 10065
(212) 838-8000
(212) 838-8000

Bloomingdale's

1000 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10022
In season one, Pete must undergo the humiliation of running a domestic errand as a married man in the early 60s. He returns this Chip 'n' Dip (a novel concept back then) to the Bloomingdale's flagship after receiving it as a wedding present, and when the cute store clerk won't let him return it without a receipt, Pete attempts to flirt his way out of it. Like most things in Pete's life, it does not go well. [Photo]
1000 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10022
(212) 705-2000
(212) 705-2000

Time-Life Building

1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
The very groovy Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce offices take up two floors of the Time-Life Building—which is also the current site of this bench, built in the shape of Don's shadow in the opening credit sequence. [Photo: Getty]
1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020

The Waldorf Astoria

301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022
When the Glo-Coat ad gets nominated for a Clio Award, the ceremony is held here—and though they win, the rest of the episode (like most Mad Men episodes) is far from cheery. But on a sillier note, it's also the episode where we find out that Don used to work as an store attendant at the (sadly fictional) Heller's Luxury Furs. [Photo]
301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022
(212) 355-3000
(212) 355-3000

Grand Central Oyster Bar

89 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017
After Roger makes an awkward, drunken pass at Betty in season one, Don takes him here for lunch, but not just any lunch—a revenge lunch. Don eggs him on to keep drinking before a big client meeting, then forces him to walk up 23 flights of stairs, causing Roger to vomit up oysters and martinis in front of everyone. [Photo]
89 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017
(212) 490-6650
(212) 490-6650

William Greenberg Desserts

1100 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10028
During a house party at Pete's new suburban home in Cos Cob, Connecticut, Megan hands him a tin from this hundred-year-old Upper East Side bakery, causing Pete to display one of his most stellar bitchfaces. "Tweety, look what they brought," he says, "Doesn’t it make you homesick?" [Photo]
1100 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10028
(212) 861-1340
(212) 861-1340

New York Athletic Club

180 Central Park S, New York, NY
During one of Don Draper's precious few upbeat moments post-split from Betty, he swims a couple contemplative laps at the storied New York Athletic Club on Central Park South. Afterwards, he goes on a date with Anna Camp—sorry, Bethany—during which he sees Betty and Henry. Horrifying. [Photo]
180 Central Park S, New York, NY
(212) 247-5100
(212) 247-5100

P.J. Clarke's

915 Third Ave, New York, NY 10022
After Peggy scores the Belle Jolie gig, she and the Sterling Cooper gang head to P.J. Clarke's for a drink. And in one of season one's most heartbreaking moments, Peggy dances happily to "The Twist," and Pete simply snarls, "I don't like you like this." [Photo]
915 Third Ave, New York, NY 10022
(212) 317-1616
(212) 317-1616

Minetta Tavern

113 Macdougal St, New York, NY 10012
Poor, idealistic Abe proposes that he and Peggy move in together on a romantic date to this West Village staple—which was unfortunately not the kind of proposal Peggy was expecting. [Photo]
113 Macdougal St, New York, NY 10012
(212) 475-3850
(212) 475-3850

The Slipper Room

167 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
And in our final stop on the Mad Men tour of New York City, we bring you all the way back to the pilot episode, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes." Ken, Dick, Harry, Salvatore, and Pete hit up a burlesque show at the Lower East Side's Slipper Room—and you could do the same today. [Photo]
167 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
(212) 253-7246
(212) 253-7246