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 · Museums
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
A modern, LEED Gold-certified multi-arts facility in Brooklyn, the BAM Fisher features a 250-seat black box theater and flexible…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Brooklyn Borough Hall
A stately Greek Revival landmark and the oldest public building in Brooklyn, this former city hall now serves as the seat of the…
Source-backed place · Museums
Brooklyn Historical Society
Founded in 1863, this National Historic Landmark preserves Brooklyn's 400-year history within a stunning Romanesque Revival build…
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Brooklyn Steel
A premier 1,800-capacity concert hall in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn Steel is a 20,000-square-foot venue housed within a converte…
Source-backed place · Parks and outdoors
Cadman Plaza Park
A historic linear park on the border of Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn, featuring the monumental Brooklyn War Memorial an…
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Cafe Wha?
A legendary Greenwich Village music club founded in 1959, famous for launching the careers of icons like Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix,…
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Source-backed place · History
Carnegie Hill Historic District
An elegant Upper East Side enclave defined by limestone façades, tree-lined streets, and the grand Georgian Revival legacy of ind…
Source-backed place · Museums
Center for Brooklyn History
Housed in a Romanesque Revival landmark, this urban history center preserves 400 years of Brooklyn's past through its comprehensi…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Central Park Carousel
A vintage wood-carved attraction located at the southern end of Central Park, featuring 58 hand-carved horses and two chariots dr…
Source-backed place · Parks and outdoors
Central Park North
Explore the serene northern reaches of the first landscaped park in the United States, where the urban bustle of Manhattan fades…
Source-backed place · History
Central Park West Historic District
A linear stretch of Manhattan's Upper West Side featuring an opulent collection of Neo-Renaissance and Art Deco residences, feder…
Source-backed place · History
Chatham Square
A historic gateway to Manhattan's Chinatown, this complex intersection serves as a memorial plaza honoring Chinese-American soldi…
Source-backed place · Museums
Cheim & Read
A prestigious contemporary art gallery in Chelsea, founded in 1997, renowned for its museum-quality exhibitions of both recent an…
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 · Theaters and music
Cherry Lane Theatre
Founded in 1923, the Cherry Lane Theatre is the oldest continuously running off-Broadway theater in New York City and is celebrat…
Source-backed place · History
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA)
Established in 1883, the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association is the oldest service organization in Chinatown, serving as…
Source-backed place · History
City College of New York campus
Explore the historic 35-acre campus of the City College of New York, the first free public institution of higher education in the…
Source-backed place · Museums
Color Factory New York
A vibrant, multi-sensory immersive experience in Manhattan that celebrates the joy of color through interactive art installations…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Confucius Plaza
A towering brown brick landmark in Chinatown, this site combines a historic affordable housing complex with a heroic-scale statue…
Source-backed place · Parks and outdoors
Conservatory Garden
Central Park's only formal garden, a six-acre secluded oasis featuring three distinct international styles of landscaping and the…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Conservatory Water
A serene reflecting pool in Central Park's east side, famous for its miniature sailboats and whimsical statues of Alice in Wonder…
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
Diamond District
Known as Diamond Jewelry Way, this Midtown hub is the world's densest region for diamond exchange, where nearly 90% of all diamon…
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