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 · Parks and outdoors
Marcus Garvey Park
A 20.16-acre historic sanctuary on the border of Harlem and East Harlem, featuring a landmark cast-iron fire watchtower, lush law…
Source-backed place · Parks and outdoors
Marsha P. Johnson State Park
A scenic waterfront park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, offering breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline, historic rail-yard remn…
Source-backed place · Museums
Mmuseumm
A quirky, modern natural history museum housed in a former freight elevator, showcasing overlooked vernacular objects that tell p…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Mount Morris Fire Watchtower
The sole surviving cast-iron fire lookout of 19th-century New York, this historic landmark stands as a striking architectural ico…
Source-backed place · Museums
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
A volunteer-run living archive located in the historic C-Squat, documenting the Lower East Side's grassroots urban activism, comm…
Source-backed place · Museums
New Art Dealers Alliance Project Space
A dynamic project space and non-profit collective dedicated to advancing new voices in contemporary art through site-specific exh…
Source-backed place · Museums
P.P.O.W. Gallery
A cornerstone of the New York contemporary art scene since 1983, P.P.O.W. Gallery is renowned for its socially conscious programm…
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Performance Space New York
A legendary East Village venue founded in 1980, Performance Space New York serves as a radical hub for off-Broadway work, queer v…
Source-backed place · History
Pomander Walk
A hidden, gated community of 27 Tudor-style cottages on the Upper West Side, evoking an English village atmosphere in the heart o…
Source-backed place · Museums
Postmasters Gallery
A pioneering contemporary art gallery in Tribeca known for spotting avant-garde art before it reaches mainstream approval, featur…
Source-backed place · Museums
Pratt Manhattan Gallery
Located on 14th Street, this free gallery showcases interdisciplinary, research-driven art and exhibitions that support the educa…
Source-backed place · Public art
Red Cube
A striking, vermilion sculpture by Isamu Noguchi that defies gravity, balancing on a single point to bridge the gap between the f…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Riverside Drive Viaduct
A historic engineering feat in Manhattan, this viaduct carries Riverside Drive over the city's rugged terrain, featuring a 26-spa…
Source-backed place · Public art
Roa mural at 2 Havemeyer Street
A hauntingly beautiful mural by Belgian artist ROA at 2 Havemeyer Street, depicting a dead parakeet as a poignant tribute to a lo…
Source-backed place · Public art
Rose III
A monumental 26-foot painted steel sculpture by German artist Isa Genzken, standing as a symbol of unity and equality in the hear…
Source-backed place · Museums
Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
An established midsize contemporary art gallery in west Chelsea, representing over thirty global artists across painting, sculptu…
Source-backed place · Viewpoints
Squibb Park Bridge
A modern, zig-zagging steel footbridge in Brooklyn Heights that provides a direct pedestrian link between the scenic Squibb Park…
Source-backed place · Parks and outdoors
St. Nicholas Park
A scenic 23-acre Manhattan park named for St. Nicholas of Myra, featuring dramatic Manhattan schist bedrock, the historic Hamilto…
Source-backed place · Public art
Statue of Lin Ze Xu
A bronze monument honoring Lin Ze Xu, the 19th-century Qing Dynasty official known as the world's first drug czar for his bold ca…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
The Belnord
A palatial Italian Renaissance Revival landmark on the Upper West Side, The Belnord is a full-block condominium building famous f…
Source-backed place · Museums
The Broken Kilometer
A minimalist masterpiece by Walter De Maria, this permanent installation features 500 polished brass rods arranged in a precise,…
Source-backed place · Public art
The Cube
Known as 'Alamo,' this iconic 1967 black steel sculpture at Astor Place is one of downtown Manhattan's most recognizable symbols…
Source-backed place · History
The Dorilton
A masterpiece of French Beaux-Arts architecture, The Dorilton is a luxury residential landmark on the Upper West Side, celebrated…
Source-backed place · History
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 East Villag…