Blue Note Jazz Club
Legendary jazz room where first-timers can hear world-class sets in an intimate, polished setting.
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Greenwich Village
New York City · Jul 31–Aug 2
164 first-time stops in New York City next weekend: Jul 31–Aug 2
A forward look at New York City for Jul 31–Aug 2: events and places that are useful to plan around early.
Updated Saturday, July 25 · event dates verified when shown
Mercury Lounge
An intimate LES room where indie bands play up close, loud, and before they blow up.
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Greenwich Village
Studio Museum in Harlem
A premier global nexus for artists of African descent, this institution celebrates Black culture through a stunning Adj…
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Harlem
Grand Bazaar NYC
New York City's largest curated weekly market, offering a diverse array of antiques, art, and artisanal foods, while do…
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Central Park
Village Vanguard
The classic basement jazz club that feels like a rite of passage for any serious music visitor.
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Greenwich Village
The Drawing Center
Located in SoHo, The Drawing Center is the only nonprofit arts organization in the United States devoted exclusively to…
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Greenwich Village
Waterfront Museum
A unique maritime museum housed aboard a historic 1914 wooden barge, exploring New York Harbor's lighterage era and the…
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Museums
Little Island
An architectural wonder of an artificial island park, Little Island blends nature and art on the Hudson River, featurin…
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Chelsea
Morris-Jumel Mansion
Manhattan's oldest surviving residence, this 1765 colonial estate served as George Washington's headquarters during the…
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Museums
Museum of Arts and Design
A Manhattan museum dedicated to the intersection of craft, art, and design, celebrating the creative process and the tr…
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Midtown Manhattan
New Museum
Located on the Lower East Side, the New Museum is Manhattan's only institution dedicated exclusively to contemporary ar…
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Greenwich Village
New York Transit Museum
Located in a decommissioned 1936 subway station, this premier institution preserves the technological and social histor…
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Brooklyn Heights
Museum of Chinese in America
A nonprofit cultural institution in Manhattan dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history, heritage, and d…
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SoHo
Pace Gallery
A powerhouse of modern and contemporary art, Pace Gallery represents major 20th and 21st-century artists across a massi…
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Chelsea
Bryant Park
A 9.6-acre urban oasis in Midtown Manhattan, serving as the city's town square with seasonal gardens, a free ice skatin…
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Midtown Manhattan
Chelsea Hotel
A legendary 12-story bastion of bohemian culture, the Hotel Chelsea is a designated New York City landmark known as an…
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Chelsea
Battery Park
A 25-acre historic public park at the southern tip of Manhattan, offering stunning views of the Statue of Liberty and t…
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Financial District
Tenement Museum
Step inside restored immigrant apartments for one of NYC’s most revealing living-history experiences.
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SoHo
Museum at Eldridge Street
A jaw-dropping restored synagogue packed with stained glass, carved wood, and soaring architecture.
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SoHo
The Morgan Library & Museum
Step into a dazzling Gilded Age library packed with manuscripts, art, and rare treasures.
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Midtown Manhattan
Ukrainian Institute of America
A National Historic Landmark promoting Ukrainian art, culture, and history, housed in the Gilded Age Fletcher-Sinclair…
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Central Park
Brooklyn Bridge
The classic walk for front-row views of Lower Manhattan and the East River.
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DUMBO
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
The reconstructed boyhood home of Theodore Roosevelt, the first U.S. president born in New York City, offering a glimps…
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Greenwich Village
Williamsburg Bridge
A historic suspension bridge connecting Manhattan's Lower East Side to Brooklyn, once the longest of its kind in the wo…
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Williamsburg
African Burial Ground National Monument
A sacred space in Lower Manhattan honoring the oldest and largest known excavated burial ground in North America for fr…
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Williamsburg
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
A National Historic Landmark and research unit of the NYPL, this center preserves one of the world's most significant c…
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Harlem
Collect Pond Park
A serene urban oasis in Lower Manhattan marking the site of a vanished 18th-century freshwater pond, now featuring a re…
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Financial District
Grand Central Terminal
Gilded ceilings, giant arches, and nonstop people-watching in a landmark you can enter for free.
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Midtown Manhattan
General Theological Seminary
Founded in 1817, this historic Episcopal seminary in Chelsea is the oldest of its kind in the Episcopal Church and the…
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Greenwich Village
New York Marble Cemetery
A hidden 19th-century oasis of peace, this is New York City's oldest public non-denominational cemetery, enclosed by to…
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Greenwich Village
Pomander Walk
A hidden, gated community of 27 Tudor-style cottages on the Upper West Side, evoking an English village atmosphere in t…
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Central Park
The Ottendorfer Branch Library
The oldest NYPL branch in its original building, this late Victorian landmark at 135 Second Avenue is a hidden gem of E…
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Greenwich Village
Clocktower Building
A Gilded Age masterpiece by McKim, Mead & White, this landmarked building once housed the city's largest mechanical clo…
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DUMBO
70 Willow Street (Truman Capote House)
The former residence of author Truman Capote, a pale yellow Greek Revival townhouse in Brooklyn Heights where he wrote…
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DUMBO
Astor Row
A stunning collection of 28 Victorian-style red-brick row houses in Harlem, renowned for their rare Manhattan front yar…
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Harlem
Carnegie Hill Historic District
An elegant Upper East Side enclave defined by limestone façades, tree-lined streets, and the grand Georgian Revival leg…
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Central Park
Equitable Building
A Neoclassical skyscraper at 120 Broadway, once the largest building in the world, known for sparking the 1916 Zoning R…
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Financial District
Frederick Douglass Circle
A poignant memorial plaza at the northwest corner of Central Park, honoring the legendary abolitionist, orator, and sta…
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Harlem
Williamsburg Savings Bank Building
A stunning 1875 Classical Revival landmark in Williamsburg, once a haven for the working class, now a meticulously rest…
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Williamsburg
181 Montague Street
A neo-Classical masterpiece of the historic Bank Row, this landmarked building served as the People's Trust Company and…
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DUMBO
Hotel Bossert
Once known as the 'Waldorf-Astoria of Brooklyn,' this 14-story Italian Renaissance Revival landmark at 98 Montague Stre…
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DUMBO
Hangman's Elm
Located in the northwest corner of Washington Square Park, this ancient English elm is one of Manhattan's oldest living…
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Greenwich Village
The Otto H. Kahn House
A Gilded Age masterpiece at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 91st Street, this four-story neo-Italian Renaissance mansion…
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Central Park
East Village/Lower East Side Historic District
A storied Manhattan neighborhood synonymous with the American immigrant experience, featuring a rich tapestry of 19th-c…
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Greenwich Village
The Mall and Literary Walk
A majestic, elm-lined promenade in Central Park, known as the only straight line in the park's naturalistic design, fea…
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Central Park
The Obelisk (Cleopatra’s Needle)
An ancient Egyptian monolith, the Obelisk (also known as Cleopatra's Needle), is the oldest man-made object in Central…
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Central Park
Electric Lady Studios
Commissioned by Jimi Hendrix in 1968, this legendary Greenwich Village recording studio is one of the world's first art…
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Greenwich Village
Puck Building
A striking Romanesque Revival landmark in SoHo and Nolita, originally built for the satirical Puck magazine and the J.…
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Greenwich Village
The Cooper Union Foundation Building
An iconic 1859 Renaissance Revival landmark in Manhattan's East Village, founded by Peter Cooper to provide accessible…
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Greenwich Village
The Ansonia
A lavish Beaux-Arts landmark on the Upper West Side, The Ansonia is a former luxury residential hotel turned condominiu…
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Upper West Side
Columbia University
An Ivy League powerhouse and the oldest institution of higher education in New York, Columbia University blends centuri…
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Landmarks
New York Stock Exchange
Known as the Big Board, the New York Stock Exchange is the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization, ser…
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Financial District
St. Mark’s Place
A cultural heart of the East Village, St. Mark’s Place blends 19th-century elegance with a gritty history of countercul…
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East Village
Upper East Side Historic District
An opulent enclave of Gilded Age mansions and luxury apartments, this district preserves the architectural legacy of Ne…
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Central Park
U.S. Custom House
A Beaux-Arts masterpiece at Manhattan's tip, this seven-story landmark once collected port duties and now houses the Na…
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Financial District
Woolworth Building
A Neo-Gothic masterpiece and former world's tallest building, the Woolworth Building is a celebrated 'Cathedral of Comm…
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Financial District
Brooklyn Borough Hall
A stately Greek Revival landmark and the oldest public building in Brooklyn, this former city hall now serves as the se…
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Brooklyn Heights
Doyers Street
A 200-foot-long historic stretch in Manhattan's Chinatown, famous for its sharp 90-degree bend and a dark past as a gan…
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SoHo
Fotografiska New York
A contemporary museum of photography, art, and culture that brought Swedish creative vision to Manhattan, blending worl…
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Greenwich Village
Jefferson Market Library
A National Historic Landmark in Greenwich Village, this stunning Victorian Gothic building evolved from a 19th-century…
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Greenwich Village
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Located at 33 Liberty Street, this institution is the most influential of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks, serving as…
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Financial District
Riverside-West End Historic District
A prestigious Manhattan enclave featuring a dense collection of historic row houses and elegant apartment buildings, re…
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Central Park
Rubin Museum of Art
A global museum dedicated to the art and insights of the Himalayan region, formerly located at 150 West 17th Street in…
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Greenwich Village
The Beresford
A prestigious 22-story Renaissance Revival landmark at 211 Central Park West, designed by Emery Roth and famous for its…
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Central Park
The Brown Building
A landmarked Renaissance Revival building on the NYU campus, forever linked to the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fir…
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Greenwich Village
The Villard Houses
A rare Gilded Age survivor in Midtown, these Italian Renaissance Revival townhouses were built for railroad tycoon Henr…
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Midtown Manhattan
Washington Mews
A charming, ivy-draped private lane in Greenwich Village, Washington Mews evolved from a row of horse stables into a sa…
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Greenwich Village
Washington Street cobblestone corridor
One of New York City’s most photographed corridors, this cobblestone street in DUMBO perfectly frames the Manhattan Bri…
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DUMBO
Empire Stores
A reimagined Civil War-era warehouse complex in Dumbo, now serving as a vibrant retail and dining destination with stun…
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DUMBO
55 Wall Street
A Greek Revival masterpiece in the Financial District, 55 Wall Street has evolved from a 19th-century merchants' exchan…
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Financial District
Williamsburg Art & Historical Center
Housed in a landmark 1867 bank building, this nonprofit cultural hub showcases multicultural art exhibitions, theatrica…
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Williamsburg
Edward Mooney House
Standing at 18 Bowery, this red brick gem is Manhattan's only surviving townhouse from the American Revolution period,…
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SoHo
Little Singer Building
A Beaux-Arts architectural masterpiece in SoHo, this 12-story L-shaped building features intricate terracotta panels an…
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History
Riverside Drive Viaduct
A historic engineering feat in Manhattan, this viaduct carries Riverside Drive over the city's rugged terrain, featurin…
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Harlem
40 Wall Street
A towering 927-foot neo-Gothic skyscraper in the Financial District, 40 Wall Street is a historic landmark once locked…
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Financial District
Brooklyn Bridge Park
The postcard view of Lower Manhattan, bridges, lawns, and waterfront paths in one stop.
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Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1
The largest pier in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 offers sweeping views of Lower Manhattan and the East River, featuring…
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DUMBO
Harlem Meer
A serene man-made lake in the northeast corner of Central Park, the Harlem Meer offers a peaceful escape for wildlife v…
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Central Park
New York Transit Museum
Explore vintage subway cars in a decommissioned station on a guided deep dive into transit history.
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Financial District
The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center
A vibrant Puerto Rican and Latinx multi-arts institution in the Lower East Side, housed in a historic 1897 Neo-Gothic s…
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Chinatown
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