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What to see in New York on foot
50 sights worth the detour, all walkable, all offline.
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New York is a city made for walking. This self-guided guide maps 50 of its sights worth the detour — landmarks, historic sites, museums and galleries, parks and gardens and public art — the places locals point to and the tour buses skip, close enough to string into a single day on foot. Download the New York pack in Voyage GO before you go and the whole route works offline: no roaming, no dead battery from a live map. Every monument, viewpoint and park you pass quietly fills your travel passport.
Landmarks2
- 1SoHoSoHo, short for "South of Houston Street", is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
- 2South Street SeaportThe South Street Seaport is a historic area and neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, centered where Fulton Street meets the East River, within the Financial District of Lower Manhattan.
Historic Sites23
- 3Fraunces Tavern Block Historic District
- 4Stone Street Historic DistrictStone Street is a short street in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City.
- 5South Street Seaport Historic District
- 6Croton ReservoirThe Croton Distributing Reservoir, also known as the Murray Hill Reservoir, was an above-ground reservoir at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue in the New York City borough of Manhattan.
- 7Carnegie Hill Historic District
- 8Charlton-King-Vandam Historic DistrictThe Charlton–King–Vandam Historic District is a small historic district in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
- 9Chelsea Historic District
- 10Ladies Mile Historic DistrictThe Ladies' Mile Historic District was a prime shopping district in Manhattan, New York City, at the end of the 19th century, serving the well-to-do "carriage trade" of the city.
- 11Metropolitan Museum Historic District
- 12Riverside Drive-West 80th Street Historic DistrictThe Riverside Drive–West 80th–81st Streets Historic District is a historic district on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York, US.
- 13Saint Mark's Historic DistrictSt.
- 14SoHo Cast Iron Historic District
- 15Sniffen Court Historic District
- 16Tudor City Historic District
- 17Turtle Bay Gardens Historic District
- 18Upper East Side Historic District
- 19West 71st Street Historic District
- 20West End-Collegiate Historic District
- 21Vinegar Hill Historic District
- 22Stonewall InnThe Stonewall Inn is a gay bar and recreational tavern at 53 Christopher Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City.
- 23Beacon TheaterThe Beacon Theatre is an entertainment venue at 2124 Broadway, adjacent to the Hotel Beacon, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City.
- 24George WashingtonGeorge Washington is an outdoor sculpture by Henry Kirke Brown (1814–1886), located in Union Square, Manhattan, in the United States.
- 25Mohandas GandhiA statue of Mahatma Gandhi by Kantilal B.
Museums & Galleries5
- 26Storefront for Art and ArchitectureStorefront for Art and Architecture is an independent, non-profit art and architecture organization located in SoHo, Manhattan in New York City.
- 27Paula Cooper GalleryThe Paula Cooper Gallery is an art gallery in New York City, founded in 1968 by Paula Cooper.
- 28National Museum of the American IndianThe National Museum of the American Indian–New York, the George Gustav Heye Center, is a branch of the National Museum of the American Indian at the Alexander Hamilton U.S.
- 29Yeshiva University MuseumThe Yeshiva University Museum is a teaching museum and the cultural arm of Yeshiva University.
- 30Lower East Side Tenement MuseumThe Lower East Side Tenement Museum is a museum and National Historic Site located at 97 and 103 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States.
Parks & Gardens12
- 31Pumphouse Park
- 32Chatham Square
- 33Seventieth Street Playground
- 34Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic SiteTheodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is a recreated brownstone at 28 East 20th Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue South, in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City.
- 35Lentol Triangle
- 36Sidney Hillman Playground
- 37Little Flower Playground
- 38Yu Suen Garden
- 39Bleecker Playground
- 40McCarthy SquareMcCarthy Square is a park in Manhattan, New York, named after Bernard Joseph McCarthy.
- 41Sol Bloom Playground
- 42Oasis Garden
Public Art8
- 43Richard Morris HuntThe Richard Morris Hunt Memorial is an exedra of granite and marble, dedicated to the memory of the architect Richard Morris Hunt, designed by Bruce Price with three sculptures by Daniel Chester French, a bust of Hunt, and two flanking statues representing painting and sculpture architecture.
- 44Charging BullCharging Bull is a bronze sculpture that stands on Broadway just north of Bowling Green in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City.
- 45Sir Walter ScottSir Walter Scott is an outdoor bronze portrait statue of Walter Scott and the writer's favorite dog Maida by John Steell, located in Central Park in Manhattan, New York.
- 46Robert BurnsRobert Burns is a bronze portrait statue of Robert Burns by John Steell.
- 47Christopher ColumbusAn outdoor bronze sculpture of Christopher Columbus by Jeronimo Suñol is installed in Central Park in Manhattan, New York.
- 48The SphereThe Sphere is a monumental cast bronze sculpture by German artist Fritz Koenig.
- 49William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare is an outdoor bronze sculpture of William Shakespeare by John Quincy Adams Ward, located in Central Park in Manhattan, New York.
- 50Indian HunterIndian Hunter is an outdoor bronze sculpture by John Quincy Adams Ward, located at Central Park in Manhattan, New York.