New York City guide
Things to do in New York City
Things to do in New York City: start with Birdland Jazz Club, Blue Note Jazz Club, and Brooklyn Bridge. Use the 346 places below to build a plan around this theme; each place has source-backed details behind its description.
346 places
Places to start with
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Theater for the New City
A Pulitzer Prize-winning off-off-Broadway powerhouse in the East Village, dedicated to experimental plays, emerging playwrights,…
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Tribeca Performing Arts Center
Located within the Borough of Manhattan Community College, this venue is the longest operating performance center in lower Manhat…
Source-backed place · Museums
Ukrainian Institute of America
A National Historic Landmark promoting Ukrainian art, culture, and history, housed in the Gilded Age Fletcher-Sinclair mansion de…
Source-backed place · History
Vinegar Hill
A quiet, cobblestone enclave of 19th-century brick row houses and warehouses, named for an Irish rebellion, reflecting the mariti…
Source-backed place · History
Washington Mews
A charming, ivy-draped private lane in Greenwich Village, Washington Mews evolved from a row of horse stables into a sanctuary fo…
Source-backed place · History
Washington Street cobblestone corridor
One of New York City’s most photographed corridors, this cobblestone street in DUMBO perfectly frames the Manhattan Bridge and th…
Source-backed place · Museums
Waterfront Museum
A unique maritime museum housed aboard a historic 1914 wooden barge, exploring New York Harbor's lighterage era and the city's wa…
Source-backed place · Museums
Weeksville Heritage Center
An essential historic site in Central Brooklyn, preserving the legacy of one of America's first free Black communities and featur…
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Source-backed place · History
West Chelsea Historic District
A captivating Manhattan neighborhood where industrial grit meets high art, preserving the architectural legacy of a former manufa…
Source-backed place · History
Williamsburg Savings Bank Building
A stunning 1875 Classical Revival landmark in Williamsburg, once a haven for the working class, now a meticulously restored luxur…
Source-backed place · Public art
Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument
The first statue in Central Park to depict real-life women, this bronze monument honors suffragists Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Ant…
Source-backed place · History
181 Montague Street
A neo-Classical masterpiece of the historic Bank Row, this landmarked building served as the People's Trust Company and is renown…
Source-backed place · Museums
303 Gallery
A premier Manhattan art destination established in 1984, 303 Gallery showcases cutting-edge contemporary art within a stunning ar…
Source-backed place · History
55 Wall Street
A Greek Revival masterpiece in the Financial District, 55 Wall Street has evolved from a 19th-century merchants' exchange into th…
Source-backed place · History
85 Leonard Street (Kitchen, Montross & Wilcox Store)
A rare 1861 Italianate cast-iron masterpiece, 85 Leonard Street is the only surviving building in New York City attributed to the…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
998 Fifth Avenue
A masterpiece of Italian Renaissance-style architecture, 998 Fifth Avenue is a limestone-clad landmark designed by McKim, Mead &…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building
A Brutalist high-rise designed as an African mask, this 19-story landmark honors a legendary Congressman and serves as a vital co…
Source-backed place · Museums
Apexart
A dynamic, not-for-profit art incubator in Lower Manhattan that provides free public access to diverse global exhibitions and fos…
Source-backed place · History
Brooklyn Trust Company Building
A stunning Renaissance Revival limestone building designed by York and Sawyer, featuring a grand vaulted banking hall and designa…
Source-backed place · History
Clocktower Building
A Gilded Age masterpiece by McKim, Mead & White, this landmarked building once housed the city's largest mechanical clock and a l…
Source-backed place · Parks and outdoors
Collect Pond Park
A serene urban oasis in Lower Manhattan marking the site of a vanished 18th-century freshwater pond, now featuring a reflecting p…
Source-backed place · Parks and outdoors
Columbus Park
A historic urban oasis in Chinatown, Columbus Park is one of New York City's oldest parks, offering a lively blend of cultural ac…
Source-backed place · Public art
DUMBO Archway
A dramatic public plaza nestled under the Manhattan Bridge, blending industrial history with a vibrant community hub for markets,…
Source-backed place · Public art
DUMBO Projection Project
Experience Brooklyn’s largest-scale projection series, where massive video art transforms the Manhattan Bridge and BQE walls into…
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