Ride of Fame, Interactive museum in Times Square, New York City, United States
Ride of Fame is an honors program in New York City that recognizes well-known figures by placing their personalized decals on red double-decker buses that travel through Manhattan. The buses are part of the city's regular tour fleet and run daily through busy areas like Midtown, Times Square, and along Central Park.
The program launched in 2010 with a ceremony honoring chef and TV personality Rachael Ray, who rode one of the buses with 50 fans to mark the occasion. Since then, the list of honorees has grown to include people from sports, entertainment, and other fields.
Each honoree gets a personalized decal placed on the front of a red double-decker bus that runs through Manhattan every day. These moving tributes are visible to anyone on the streets, whether they are locals or visitors passing through.
The decorated buses are easiest to spot in Midtown Manhattan, particularly near Times Square and Central Park, where the tour routes stop frequently. Induction ceremonies sometimes take place at Pier 78 on the Hudson River, so checking ahead is a good idea if you want to attend one.
In 2014, the first ceremony outside New York took place when baseball player Jeff Conine was honored in Miami. This showed that the program was no longer tied to a single city.
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