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New York City, New York / 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, legendary music and comedy stages, an old-world coffee house, and the world's largest collection of cast-iron buildings.

8 stops 1.5 mi 54 min
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Route

What you'll pass

  1. 01

    Jefferson Market Library

    Look for the towering red-brick clock tower at Sixth Avenue and West Tenth Street.

    2 min
  2. 02

    Electric Lady Studios

    Look for the curved facade at 52 West Eighth Street.

    212 m / 1 min
  3. 03

    Caffe Reggio

    Look for the old green storefront on MacDougal Street.

    139 m / 1 min
  4. 04

    Comedy Cellar

    Look for the modest, low-profile entrance leading down to the basement.

    293 m / 1 min
  5. 05

    The Bitter End

    Look for the weathered red-brick frontage on Bleecker Street.

    316 m / 2 min
  6. 06

    New York Earth Room

    Look for the nondescript buzzer at 141 Wooster Street; the room is up on the second floor.

    348 m / 1 min
  7. 07

    Puck Building

    Look for the gilded statues of Puck at the corners of Houston and Mulberry and on Lafayette Street.

    525 m / 1 min
  8. 08

    SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District

    Look closely at the building fronts — the ornaments look like carved stone but are actually cast iron.

    536 m / 1 min