Neighbourhoods
Lower Manhattan walking route: Wall Street and World Trade Center
Castle Clinton to One World Trade Center: a 2.4 km walking route in New York, with a map, landmark stops and practical access notes
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New York, on foot
Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens: museums, bridges, waterfronts and neighbourhood walks. 31 walks, 127 places. Area guides and walking routes
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Architecture
Midtown Manhattan walking map: Grand Central to Rockefeller Center
A 3.1 km Midtown walk via Chrysler, Grand Central, the library, Bryant Park, Times Square and Rockefeller Center. Subway connections, map and GPX
Views & hills
Central Park walking route: Bethesda, Bow Bridge and Belvedere
Strawberry Fields to Bethesda Terrace and Fountain: a 1.9 km walking route in New York, with a map, landmark stops and practical access notes
Neighbourhoods
Brooklyn Bridge and DUMBO self-guided walking map
Cross Brooklyn Bridge from City Hall, reach Fulton Ferry Landing, then explore Jane’s Carousel and Empire Stores
Neighbourhoods
Chelsea and the High Line: a walking map to Hudson Yards
Whitney Museum, Little Island, Pier 57, Chelsea Market, the High Line, The Shed and Vessel on one walk
Neighbourhoods
Greenwich Village walking map: Stonewall and Jefferson Market
Washington Square, a Gothic library, garden, Gay Street, Stonewall and Cherry Lane Theatre on one map
Neighbourhoods
New York Museum Mile walk: Frick to Conservatory Garden
Walk Fifth Avenue past the Frick, Met, Guggenheim, Cooper Hewitt, city museum and Conservatory Garden
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Harlem and Washington Heights history walk
Apollo Theater, Schomburg Center, Hamilton Grange, Sylvan Terrace and Morris–Jumel Mansion on foot
Neighbourhoods
Queens walking map: waterfront, MoMA PS1 and Astoria art
Gantry Plaza, MoMA PS1, Noguchi Museum, Socrates Sculpture Park and Museum of the Moving Image
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Coney Island walking map: boardwalk and historic rides
Aquarium, Cyclone, Coney Island Museum, Wonder Wheel and Parachute Jump on one map
Neighbourhoods
Chinatown and the Lower East Side: a history walk with a map
Walk from the Tenement Museum to Eldridge Street, Doyers Street and Columbus Park, with separate museum visits and a shorter outdoor option
Architecture
SoHo cast-iron architecture: a short walk to Nolita
A self-guided SoHo architecture map linking the Judd building, Haughwout Building, Old St Patrick’s Cathedral and the New Museum
Views & hills
Brooklyn Heights Promenade: skyline and history walk
Walk from Plymouth Church to the Promenade, Brooklyn Borough Hall and the Transit Museum, without repeating the DUMBO bridge route
Neighbourhoods
Prospect Park walk: Grand Army Plaza to the Boathouse
A Brooklyn walking map linking the arch, library, museum, botanic garden, Lefferts House and Prospect Park Boathouse
All walking routes
Lower Manhattan: fort to World Trade Center ↗
Castle Clinton → Charging Bull → New York Stock Exchange Building → Federal Hall → Trinity Church → National September 11 Memorial & Museum → World Trade Center station → One World Trade Center
Midtown: terminal, library and Art Deco ↗
Chrysler Building → Grand Central Terminal → New York Public Library Main Branch → Bryant Park → Times Square → Rockefeller Center → St. Patrick's Cathedral
Central Park: terrace, bridge and castle ↗
Strawberry Fields → Bow Bridge → Belvedere Castle → Bethesda Terrace and Fountain
Wall Street and southern Manhattan ↗
Castle Clinton → Charging Bull → Trinity Church → New York Stock Exchange Building → Federal Hall
Memorial and the rebuilt World Trade Center skyline ↗
Trinity Church → National September 11 Memorial & Museum → One World Trade Center → World Trade Center station → Woolworth Building → New York City Hall
Skyscraper architecture from Flatiron to Chrysler ↗
Flatiron Building → Empire State Building → New York Public Library Main Branch → Grand Central Terminal → Chrysler Building
Greenwich Village: arch and wedge-shaped tower ↗
Washington Square Park → Flatiron Building → Empire State Building → Bryant Park
From Rockefeller Center to Bethesda ↗
Rockefeller Center → St. Patrick's Cathedral → Bethesda Terrace and Fountain → Bow Bridge → Strawberry Fields
Midtown: two libraries and Grand Central ↗
Morgan Library & Museum → New York Public Library Main Branch → Grand Central Terminal
From St. Paul’s Chapel to City Hall ↗
St. Paul’s Chapel → Woolworth Building → New York City Hall
Maritime New York: tavern, Stone Street and Seaport ↗
Fraunces Tavern → Vietnam Veterans Plaza → Stone Street → Titanic Memorial Lighthouse → South Street Seaport Museum
Battery and Hudson: gardens, memorials and waterfront ↗
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House → SeaGlass Carousel → Castle Clinton → Museum of Jewish Heritage → Winter Garden Atrium → Irish Hunger Memorial → Nelson A. Rockefeller Park
Brooklyn Bridge and DUMBO: City Hall to the waterfront ↗
New York City Hall → Brooklyn Bridge → Fulton Ferry Landing → St. Ann’s Warehouse → Jane's Carousel → Empire Stores
Brooklyn Heights: skyline, church and historic subway ↗
Plymouth Church → Brooklyn Heights Promenade → Brooklyn Borough Hall → New York Transit Museum
Prospect Park: arch, museums and boathouse ↗
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch → Brooklyn Central Library → Brooklyn Museum → Brooklyn Botanic Garden → Lefferts Historic House → Prospect Park Boathouse
Williamsburg and Greenpoint: industry and parks ↗
Williamsburg Bridge → Domino Park → Transfiguration Cathedral → McCarren Park → McGolrick Park
Chelsea and Hudson Yards: High Line, art and Hudson ↗
Whitney Museum of American Art → Little Island → Pier 57 → Chelsea Market → High Line → The Shed → Vessel → Moynihan Train Hall
Greenwich Village: Stonewall, theatre and a Gothic library ↗
Washington Square Park → Jefferson Market Library → Jefferson Market Garden → Gay Street → Stonewall National Monument → Cherry Lane Theatre
SoHo and Nolita: cast-iron façades and contemporary art ↗
101 Spring Street → E. V. Haughwout Building → St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral → New Museum
Chinatown and Lower East Side: migration history ↗
Tenement Museum → Museum at Eldridge Street → Mahayana Buddhist Temple → Doyers Street → Columbus Park
Midtown: MoMA, concert halls and Fifth Avenue ↗
Radio City Music Hall → Museum of Modern Art → Saint Thomas Church → Carnegie Hall → The Plaza → Pulitzer Fountain
East Midtown: United Nations and 42nd Street gardens ↗
Grand Central Terminal → Chrysler Building → Ford Foundation Building → Tudor City → United Nations Headquarters
Southern Central Park: bridges and literary characters ↗
Gapstow Bridge → Balto Statue → The Mall and Literary Walk → Bethesda Terrace and Fountain → Conservatory Water → Alice in Wonderland Statue
Central Park: Belvedere, Shakespeare Garden and obelisk ↗
Bow Bridge → Shakespeare Garden → Belvedere Castle → Cleopatra’s Needle → Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum Mile: Frick to Conservatory Garden ↗
The Frick Collection → Metropolitan Museum of Art → Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum → Cooper Hewitt Design Museum → Museum of the City of New York → Conservatory Garden
Upper West Side: Lincoln Center, Dakota and museums ↗
Columbus Circle → Lincoln Center → The Dakota → Beacon Theatre → American Museum of Natural History
Morningside Heights: churches and Grant’s Tomb ↗
Cathedral of St. John the Divine → Riverside Church → General Grant National Memorial
Harlem and Washington Heights: music, memory and old houses ↗
Apollo Theater → Schomburg Center → Hamilton Grange National Memorial → Sylvan Terrace → Morris–Jumel Mansion
Queens: Gantry Plaza to Astoria sculpture ↗
Gantry Plaza State Park → MoMA PS1 → Noguchi Museum → Socrates Sculpture Park → Museum of the Moving Image
Coney Island: boardwalk and historic rides ↗
New York Aquarium → Coney Island Cyclone → Coney Island Museum → Wonder Wheel → Riegelmann Boardwalk → Parachute Jump
Madison Square: Flatiron and clock tower ↗
Flatiron Building → Madison Square Park → Metropolitan Life Tower
Places on the map
- Castle Clinton
- Charging Bull
- Trinity Church
- New York Stock Exchange Building
- Federal Hall
- National September 11 Memorial & Museum
- World Trade Center station
- One World Trade Center
- New York City Hall
- Woolworth Building
- Grand Central Terminal
- Chrysler Building
- New York Public Library Main Branch
- Bryant Park
- Times Square
- Rockefeller Center
- St. Patrick's Cathedral
- Empire State Building
- Flatiron Building
- Bethesda Terrace and Fountain
- Bow Bridge
- Belvedere Castle
- Strawberry Fields
- Washington Square Park
- Morgan Library & Museum
- St. Paul’s Chapel
- South Street Seaport Museum
- Titanic Memorial Lighthouse
- Fraunces Tavern
- Stone Street
- Vietnam Veterans Plaza
- Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
- SeaGlass Carousel
- Museum of Jewish Heritage
- Irish Hunger Memorial
- Winter Garden Atrium
- Nelson A. Rockefeller Park
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Jane's Carousel
- Empire Stores
- St. Ann’s Warehouse
- Fulton Ferry Landing
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Plymouth Church
- Brooklyn Borough Hall
- New York Transit Museum
- Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch
- Brooklyn Central Library
- Brooklyn Museum
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Lefferts Historic House
- Prospect Park Boathouse
- Domino Park
- Williamsburg Bridge
- McCarren Park
- Transfiguration Cathedral
- McGolrick Park
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Little Island
- Pier 57
- Chelsea Market
- High Line
- Vessel
- The Shed
- Moynihan Train Hall
- Stonewall National Monument
- Jefferson Market Library
- Jefferson Market Garden
- Gay Street
- Cherry Lane Theatre
- E. V. Haughwout Building
- 101 Spring Street
- St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral
- New Museum
- Tenement Museum
- Museum at Eldridge Street
- Mahayana Buddhist Temple
- Columbus Park
- Doyers Street
- Museum of Modern Art
- Radio City Music Hall
- Carnegie Hall
- The Plaza
- Pulitzer Fountain
- Columbus Circle
- Lincoln Center
- Saint Thomas Church
- United Nations Headquarters
- Tudor City
- Ford Foundation Building
- Gapstow Bridge
- Balto Statue
- Alice in Wonderland Statue
- Conservatory Water
- The Mall and Literary Walk
- Shakespeare Garden
- Cleopatra’s Needle
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Cooper Hewitt Design Museum
- Museum of the City of New York
- Conservatory Garden
- The Frick Collection
- American Museum of Natural History
- The Dakota
- Beacon Theatre
- Riverside Church
- General Grant National Memorial
- Cathedral of St. John the Divine
- Apollo Theater
- Schomburg Center
- Hamilton Grange National Memorial
- Morris–Jumel Mansion
- Sylvan Terrace
- Gantry Plaza State Park
- MoMA PS1
- Noguchi Museum
- Socrates Sculpture Park
- Museum of the Moving Image
- Coney Island Cyclone
- Wonder Wheel
- New York Aquarium
- Parachute Jump
- Riegelmann Boardwalk
- Coney Island Museum
- Metropolitan Life Tower
- Madison Square Park
How these guides are made
Sources: tourism organisations, museums and heritage sites. Distance follows the walking track; time and elevation are estimates. Sources are checked remotely; an on-site walk has not been confirmed