Maybe Happy Ending fittingly premiered in Seoul, the city where the action is also set. Visiting Koreatown, a compact Midtown neighborhood near Herald Square, is a delightful — and delicious — nod to those roots.

Browse K-beauty shops, hit up one of the many karaoke bars, or enjoy a wide variety of Korean food at places like Jongro BBQ and Anytime Kitchen. There are over 150 eateries, shops, and businesses to explore!

Address: 32nd St. between Madison Avenue and Sixth Avenue/Broadway
Price: $-$$$

Oliver lovingly cares for his succulent houseplant and best friend, HwaBoon, in whom he confides his growing feelings for Claire. Even without any lines, HwaBoon has become a fan-favorite character.

Get in touch with nature with a field trip to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, or the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Both oases featuring stunning gardens, seasonal exhibitions, historic landscapes, and diverse plant collections.

Want your own HwaBoon? Stop by the Manhattan flower market on W. 28th St. to stop and smell the roses, admire the succulents, and get inspired to adopt a small plant of your own.

Address: 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx (NYBG), 990 Washington Ave., Brooklyn (BBG)
Price: $$

The show's action kicks into high gear as Oliver and Claire travel by car and ferry to faraway Jeju Island to track down his human owner.

Take a similar journey on the free Staten Island Ferry; a ride between the Lower Manhattan and Staten Island terminals takes about 25 minutes each way. During the trip, you get amazing views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the open sky as you journey from one urban island to another.

Address: 4 Whitehall St., Manhattan
Price: Free

Being robots, Oliver and Claire’s small talk can get high-tech. Merging human creativity and cutting-edge science is what the downtown Manhattan museum Mercer Labs is all about.

As you move through 15 interlinked rooms, you can step into a hologram, watch a robotic arm make art, experience 4D music vibrate through your body, and more.

Address: 21 Dey St., Manhattan
Price: $$$

Maybe Happy Ending is set in a near future where humanlike robots are the norm. Described as the “home of innovation,” the tm:rw store in Times Square is an another perfect complement to the show’s forward-looking timeframe.

You can attend tech-forward events and check out gizmos like Eilik, a little robot companion designed to interact, play, and react just like a living friend. Cute or uncanny? You decide.

Address: 220 W. 42nd St.
Price: $$$

Oliver is obsessed with a jazz crooner named Gil Brentley, who performs songs with titles like “Why Love?” That question threads throughout the musical.

Fellow jazz fans should check out the Village Vanguard, a fabled establishment since 1935. On Monday nights, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra heats up the snug basement space, and other musicians appear throughout the week.

Want some post-matinee jazz? Smalls Jazz Club, another cozy and renowned music spot, hosts afternoon jams and evening shows.

Address: 178 Seventh Avenue South (Vanguard), 183 W. 10th St. (Smalls)
Price: $$

There’s nothing like the crackle of a needle dropping onto vinyl. Oliver’s collection of vinyl jazz LPs is a cherished possession because it’s a physical tie to James, his former owner who introduced him to the genre.

Academy Records & CDs in the Flatiron District has been the go-to destination for both serious collectors and casual browsers to buy and sell used LPs for four decades. Jazz is just one specialty. (A-1 Record Shop at 439 E. 6th St. is another option.)

Address: 12 W. 18th St.
Price: $$-$$$$

On Jeju Island, Oliver and Claire delight and sing about the marvelous fireflies there in a standout musical number. In NYC, you can capture the same sense of wonder at the Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium at the American Museum of Natural History.

The Vivarium is a special attraction at the famous Upper West Side museum, where hundreds of colorful winged wonders, from monarchs to moths, can be seen among lush, tropical plants. Admission must be purchased as an add-on to standard museum entry.

Address: 200 Central Park West, near 79th St.
Price: $-$$

After a day filled with both futuristic and natural sights, settle into your seats for Maybe Happy Ending at the Belasco Theatre on W. 44th Street.

Humming along there since October 2024, the show is a six-time Tony Award winner that received near-universal rave reviews. You’ll be Happy you went — no Maybe.

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Photo credit: Maybe Happy Ending on Broadway. (Photos by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade)