New York City area guide
What to do around Chelsea
High Line, Chelsea Market, gallery district. A New York City area guide with nearby places, food stops, walking routes, and a map you can open when you arrive.
What should I do near Chelsea?
High Line, Chelsea Market, gallery district.
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Source-backed place · History
Chelsea Hotel
A legendary 12-story bastion of bohemian culture, the Hotel Chelsea is a designated New York City landmark known as an unofficial…
Reservations ResySource-backed place · Viewpoints
Edge
Experience the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere, suspended 1,100 feet above Manhattan with breathtaking 360-deg…
Tickets TiqetsSource-backed place · Landmarks
Hudson Yards
Explore New York City's newest neighborhood, a futuristic mixed-use district featuring the architectural marvel Vessel, the panor…
Reservations Resy
Source-backed place · Parks and outdoors
Little Island
An architectural wonder of an artificial island park, Little Island blends nature and art on the Hudson River, featuring rolling…
Source-backed place · Event Venue
Madison Square Garden
An iconic multi-purpose indoor arena in Midtown Manhattan, home to the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, hosting world-class…
The city’s biggest stage for blockbuster concerts and once-in-a-lifetime touring acts.
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
The Shed
A futuristic 21st-century cultural center in Hudson Yards featuring a massive telescoping shell that physically transforms to hos…
Source-backed place · Public art
Vessel
A visually stunning, 150-foot-tall architectural marvel in Hudson Yards, featuring a complex web of interconnected staircases des…
Bookable Fever
Source-backed place · History
Chelsea Historic District
A preserved pocket of Manhattan's West Side, featuring Greek Revival townhouses and Gothic Revival architecture, rooted in the fo…
Source-backed place · Activity
Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex
A massive 28-acre waterfront sports village on the Hudson River, transforming historic passenger ship terminals into a premier de…
Source-backed place · Museums
David Zwirner Gallery
A premier contemporary art destination in Chelsea, this world-renowned gallery represents blue-chip artists and showcases influen…
Source-backed place · Museums
Dia Chelsea
A pioneering contemporary art museum in Chelsea, focusing on long-term temporary exhibitions and interdisciplinary projects that…
Source-backed place · Markets
Flower District
A fragrant, historic wholesale hub on West 28th Street, where plants and blooms spill onto the sidewalks, creating a vibrant urba…
Source-backed place · Museums
Gladstone Gallery
A prestigious international art gallery founded by Barbara Gladstone in 1980, specializing in modern and contemporary art across…
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Gotham Comedy Club
A legendary Manhattan stand-up venue located in Chelsea, recognized by USA Today as one of the top ten best places to watch comed…
A sleek, crowd-pleasing room that’s especially good for an easy date night out.
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Joyce Theater
A premier Manhattan dance venue built by dancers for dancers, hosted in a former 1941 movie house in Chelsea.
Source-backed place · Museums
Lehmann Maupin
A leading contemporary art gallery co-founded in 1996, known for introducing visionary international artists to New York and mana…
Source-backed place · Museums
Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology
New York City's only museum dedicated solely to the art of fashion, featuring award-winning exhibitions and a massive permanent c…
Source-backed place · Museums
Pace Gallery
A powerhouse of modern and contemporary art, Pace Gallery represents major 20th and 21st-century artists across a massive Chelsea…
Free Gyde walk · DUMBO & Brooklyn Bridge
DUMBO & Brooklyn Bridge
A roughly two-and-a-half-kilometer riverside walk through DUMBO, tracing the Brooklyn waterfront from Brooklyn Bridge Park up to the Brookl…
Free Gyde walk · Financial District & 9/11 Memorial
Financial District & 9/11 Memorial
A roughly three-kilometer walk through the southern tip of Manhattan, with eight stops spanning the 9/11 Memorial and rebuilt World Trade C…
Free Gyde walk · Greenwich Village & SoHo
Greenwich Village & SoHo
A roughly 2.4-kilometer cultural walk south through Greenwich Village and into SoHo, with eight stops covering historic architecture, legen…
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