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96 Best and Fun Things To Do In Greenwich Village, New York


TouristWire Editors

This is one of the most popular neighborhoods in New York City. It’s home to many famous sights, such as the Washington Square Park, the Jefferson Market Library, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Greenwich Village is also known for its dining scene. There are plenty of great restaurants to choose from, including some of New York City’s best food trucks.

In addition to dining, there are plenty of bars and nightlife options for you to explore. Greenwich Village is always buzzing with activity, so there’s always something going on.

Here is our list of the best things to do in Greenwich Village, New York

The 96 Most Popular Things To Do In Greenwich Village, New York

96. Bell Laboratories Building

4.0 ★★★★☆ (2 reviews)

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Location: 463 West Street New York NY

95. Gansevoort Street

4.3 ★★★★☆ (3 reviews)

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94. The House Of Death

4.3 ★★★★☆ (3 reviews)

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Location: 14 W 10th Street New York NY

93. Bedford Street

3.5 ★★★★☆ (6 reviews)

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92. Carmine Street

4.8 ★★★★★ (6 reviews)

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91. Time Landscape

5.0 ★★★★★ (6 reviews)

Location: Houston Street & LaGuardia Pl New York NY

Tel:  212 639 9675

Web Address:   https://nycgovparks.org/parks/greenstreet-mz31/history

90. Eleanor Roosevelt’s Home

4.0 ★★★★☆ (6 reviews)

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Location: 29 Washington Square W New York NY

Web Address:   https://nps.gov/nr/travel/presidents/eleanor_roosevelt_valkill.html

89. Washington Square North

4.6 ★★★★★ (8 reviews)

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88. Perry Street

4.8 ★★★★★ (8 reviews)

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87. Whitney Museum of American Art (original building)

4.9 ★★★★★ (10 reviews)

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Location: 8 12 W 8th Street New York NY

Tel:  212 570 3600

Web Address:   http://whitney.org/

86. Washington Square Park Dog Run for Larger Dogs

3.4 ★★★☆☆ (10 reviews)

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Location: 52 Washington Square S New York NY

Web Address:   http://wspdogrun.org/

85. Washington Mews

4.7 ★★★★★ (11 reviews)

84. Secret Garden at St. Luke in the Fields

4.8 ★★★★★ (12 reviews)

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Location: 487 Hudson Street New York NY

Web Address:   https://stlukeinthefields.org/about/gardens/

83. The Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation

4.8 ★★★★★ (18 reviews)

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Location: 526 LaGuardia Pl New York NY

Tel:  212 529 4906

Web Address:   http://rcgrossfoundation.org/

82. Best Comedy Tickets

4.9 ★★★★★ (26 reviews)

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Location: 128 MacDougal Street New York NY

Tel:  917 617 8788

Web Address:   https://bestcomedytickets.com/

81. Hangman’s Elm

4.7 ★★★★★ (26 reviews)

Location: Washington Square W New York NY

Web Address:   https://nycgovparks.org/facilities/great-trees

80. Gansevoort Plaza

4.7 ★★★★★ (26 reviews)

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Location: 38 Gansevoort Street New York NY

79. McCarthy Square

4.9 ★★★★★ (26 reviews)

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Location: Charles Street & Waverly Pl New York NY

Tel:  212 639 9675

Web Address:   http://nycgovparks.org/parks/mccarthy-square

78. White Columns

4.6 ★★★★★ (27 reviews)

Location: 91 Horatio Street New York NY

Tel:  212 924 4212

Web Address:   http://whitecolumns.org/

77. Christopher Street

4.6 ★★★★★ (28 reviews)

76. Sheridan Square Viewing Garden

4.3 ★★★★☆ (29 reviews)

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Location: W 4 Street & Barrow Street New York NY

Tel:  212 639 9675

Web Address:   https://nycgovparks.org/parks/sheridan-square-viewing-garden/

75. The Museum of Interesting Things (advance appt only)

4.5 ★★★★★ (34 reviews)

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Location: Georgetown Plaza 60 E 8th Street New York NY

Tel:  212 274 8757

Web Address:   http://museumofinterestingthings.org/

74. Winston Churchill Square

4.7 ★★★★★ (35 reviews)

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Location: 1 Downing Street New York NY

Tel:  212 639 9675

Web Address:   https://nycgovparks.org/parks/downing-street-playground/highlights/7717

73. Gay Liberation Monument

4.5 ★★★★★ (47 reviews)

Location: Christopher St 204 West 4th St New York NY

Tel:  212 639 9675

Web Address:   https://nycgovparks.org/parks/christopher-park/monuments/575

72. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

4.5 ★★★★★ (49 reviews)

Location: 23 Washington Pl New York NY

Web Address:   http://rememberthetrianglefire.org/

71. Hess Triangle

4.6 ★★★★★ (58 reviews)

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Location: 110 7th Ave S New York NY

70. The Church of St. Luke in the Fields

4.7 ★★★★★ (62 reviews)

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Location: 487 Hudson Street New York NY

Tel:  212 924 0562

Web Address:   http://stlukeinthefields.org/

69. Church of the Ascension

4.6 ★★★★★ (75 reviews)

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Location: W 10th Street 5th Ave New York NY

Tel:  212 254 8620

Web Address:   http://ascensionnyc.org/

68. St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village

4.7 ★★★★★ (91 reviews)

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Location: 371 6th Ave New York NY

Tel:  212 741 1274

Web Address:   http://stjosephgv.nyc/

67. Westbeth Artists Housing

4.5 ★★★★★ (110 reviews)

Location: 55 Bethune Street New York NY

Tel:  212 691 1500

Web Address:   http://westbeth.org/

66. Judson Memorial Church

4.7 ★★★★★ (144 reviews)

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Location: 55 Washington Square S New York NY

Tel:  212 477 0351

Web Address:   http://judson.org/

65. AIA New York | Center for Architecture

4.5 ★★★★★ (154 reviews)

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Location: 536 LaGuardia Pl New York NY

Tel:  212 683 0023

Web Address:   http://aiany.org/

64. 9-11 Museum Workshop: 100 Images & Artifacts Exhibit

4.4 ★★★★☆ (164 reviews)

Location: 420 W 14th Street fl 2 New York NY

Tel:  347 225 7779

Web Address:   http://groundzeromuseumworkshop.org/

63. Our Lady of Pompeii Church

4.8 ★★★★★ (195 reviews)

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Location: 25 Carmine Street New York NY

Tel:  212 989 6805

Web Address:   http://olpnyc.org/

62. Jefferson Market Garden

4.7 ★★★★★ (208 reviews)

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Location: 10 Greenwich Ave New York NY

Web Address:   http://jeffersonmarketgarden.org/

61. Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground

4.3 ★★★★☆ (264 reviews)

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Location: 17 Horatio Street New York NY

Web Address:   https://nycgovparks.org/parks/corporal-john-a-seravalli-playground/

60. Father Demo Square

4.3 ★★★★☆ (293 reviews)

Location: 220 Bleecker Street New York NY

Tel:  212 639 9675

Web Address:   https://nycgovparks.org/parks/father-demo-square

59. West 4th Street Courts

4.6 ★★★★★ (349 reviews)

Location: 272 6th Ave New York NY

Tel:  212 639 9675

Web Address:   https://nycgovparks.org/parks/west-4th-street-courts

58. Christopher Park

4.6 ★★★★★ (372 reviews)

Location: 38 64 Christopher Street New York NY

Web Address:   https://nps.gov/ston/learn/index.htm

57. Jackson Square

4.5 ★★★★★ (394 reviews)

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Location: 8 Ave & Greenwich Ave New York NY

Tel:  212 639 9675

Web Address:   https://nycgovparks.org/parks/jackson-square

56. Washington Square Fountain

4.7 ★★★★★ (435 reviews)

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Location: Washington Square N New York NY

Tel:  212 639 9675

Web Address:   https://nycgovparks.org/parks/washington-square-park/monuments/1658

55. NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent’s Triangle

4.6 ★★★★★ (441 reviews)

Location: 76 Greenwich Ave New York NY

Tel:  212 639 9675

Web Address:   https://nycgovparks.org/parks/nyc-aids-memorial-park-at-st-vincent-s-triangle/

54. James J Walker Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ (450 reviews)

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Location: Hudson Street New York NY

Tel:  212 639 9675

Web Address:   https://nycgovparks.org/parks/james-j-walker-park/

53. New-York Historical Society

4.5 ★★★★★ (453 reviews)

Location: 170 Central Park West New York NY

Tel:  212 873 3400

Web Address:   https://nyhistory.org/

52. Abingdon Square

4.5 ★★★★★ (502 reviews)

Location: Hudson Street New York NY

Tel:  212 639 9675

Web Address:   http://nycgovparks.org/parks/abingdon-square

51. Ellis Island

4.6 ★★★★★ (916 reviews)

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50. Village Vanguard

4.7 ★★★★★ (1,271 reviews)

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Location: 178 7th Ave S New York NY

Tel:  212 255 4037

Web Address:   http://villagevanguard.com/

49. The Jewish Museum

4.4 ★★★★☆ (1,417 reviews)

Location: 1109 5th Ave & E 92nd Street New York

Tel:  212 423 3200

Web Address:   http://thejewishmuseum.org/

48. Washington Square Arch

4.7 ★★★★★ (1,788 reviews)

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Location: Washington Square N New York NY

Tel:  212 639 9675

Web Address:   http://nycgovparks.org/parks/washington-square-park/monuments/1657

47. New Museum

4.1 ★★★★☆ (2,226 reviews)

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Location: 235 Bowery New York NY

Tel:  212 219 1222

Web Address:   http://newmuseum.org/

46. The National September 11 Memorial Museum

4.8 ★★★★★ (2,251 reviews)

Location: 180 Greenwich Street New York NY

Web Address:   https://911memorial.org/

45. MoMA PS1

4.4 ★★★★☆ (2,472 reviews)

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Location: 22 25 Jackson Avenue Long Island City Queens NY

Tel:  718 784 2084

Web Address:   https://moma.org/ps1

44. The Frick Collection

4.6 ★★★★★ (3,180 reviews)

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Location: 1 E 70th Street New York NY

Tel:  212 288 0700

Web Address:   http://frick.org/

43. The Morgan Library & Museum

4.7 ★★★★★ (3,680 reviews)

Location: 225 Madison Ave New York NY

Tel:  212 685 0008

Web Address:   http://themorgan.org/

42. Coney Island

4.6 ★★★★★ (4,099 reviews)

41. Museum of the City of New York

4.5 ★★★★★ (4,344 reviews)

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Location: 1220 5th Ave New York NY

Tel:  212 534 1672

Web Address:   http://mcny.org/

40. Chrysler Building

4.6 ★★★★★ (4,685 reviews)

Location: 405 Lexington Ave New York NY

Tel:  212 682 3070

Web Address:   http://tishmanspeyer.com/properties/chrysler-center

39. Grand Central Terminal

4.7 ★★★★★ (5,871 reviews)

Location: 89 E 42nd Street New York NY

Tel:  212 340 2583

Web Address:   https://grandcentralterminal.com/

38. The Met Cloisters

4.8 ★★★★★ (5,887 reviews)

Location: 99 Margaret Corbin Dr New York NY

Tel:  212 923 3700

Web Address:   https://metmuseum.org/visit/plan-your-visit/met-cloisters

37. Friends Apartment

4.4 ★★★★☆ (5,888 reviews)

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Location: 90 Bedford Street New York NY

36. The Plaza

4.5 ★★★★★ (6,660 reviews)

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Location: 5th Avenue at Central Park S New York NY

Tel:  212 759 3000

Web Address:   https://fairmont.com/the-plaza-new-york/

35. Museum of Illusions

4.5 ★★★★★ (6,896 reviews)

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Location: 77 8th Ave New York NY

Tel:  212 645 3230

Web Address:   http://newyork.museumofillusions.us/

34. Brooklyn Museum

4.7 ★★★★★ (8,852 reviews)

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Location: 200 Eastern Pkwy Brooklyn NY

Tel:  718 638 5000

Web Address:   https://brooklynmuseum.org/

33. Brooklyn Botanic Garden

4.7 ★★★★★ (10,604 reviews)

Location: 990 Washington Ave Brooklyn NY

Tel:  718 623 7200

Web Address:   https://bbg.org/

32. Flatiron Building

4.6 ★★★★★ (10,869 reviews)

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Location: 175 5th Ave New York NY

31. New York Botanical Garden

4.7 ★★★★★ (11,049 reviews)

Location: 2900 Southern Blvd The Bronx NY

Tel:  718 817 8700

Web Address:   https://nybg.org/

30. American Museum of Natural History

4.6 ★★★★★ (14,866 reviews)

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Location: 200 Central Park West New York NY

Tel:  212 769 5100

Web Address:   https://amnh.org/

29. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

4.4 ★★★★☆ (18,118 reviews)

Location: 1071 5th Ave New York NY

Tel:  212 423 3500

Web Address:   https://guggenheim.org/

28. Radio City Music Hall

4.8 ★★★★★ (19,273 reviews)

Location: 1260 6th Ave New York NY

Tel:  212 465 6741

Web Address:   https://msg.com/radio-city-music-hall

27. One World Trade Center

4.7 ★★★★★ (20,138 reviews)

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Location: 285 Fulton Street New York NY

Tel:  844 696 1776

Web Address:   https://wtc.com/about/buildings/1-world-trade-center

26. Prospect Park

4.7 ★★★★★ (22,672 reviews)

Location: Brooklyn NY

Tel:  718 965 8951

Web Address:   https://prospectpark.org/

25. Madison Square Garden

4.7 ★★★★★ (28,510 reviews)

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Location: 4 Pennsylvania Plaza New York NY

Tel:  212 465 6741

Web Address:   https://msg.com/madison-square-garden

24. Bronx Zoo

4.6 ★★★★★ (30,635 reviews)

Location: 2300 Southern Blvd The Bronx NY

Tel:  718 367 1010

Web Address:   https://bronxzoo.com/

23. St. Patrick’s Cathedral

4.8 ★★★★★ (31,188 reviews)

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Location: 5th Ave New York NY

Tel:  212 753 2261

Web Address:   https://saintpatrickscathedral.org/

22. Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

4.6 ★★★★★ (31,552 reviews)

Location: Pier 86 W 46th Street New York NY

Tel:  212 245 0072

Web Address:   http://intrepidmuseum.org/

21. Brooklyn Bridge Park

4.8 ★★★★★ (34,936 reviews)

Location: 334 Furman Street Brooklyn NY

Web Address:   http://brooklynbridgepark.org/

20. The Museum of Modern Art

4.6 ★★★★★ (39,359 reviews)

Location: 11 W 53rd Street New York NY

Tel:  212 708 9400

Web Address:   https://moma.org/

19. Top of The Rock

4.7 ★★★★★ (44,475 reviews)

Location: 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York NY

Tel:  212 698 2000

Web Address:   https://topoftherocknyc.com/

18. The High Line

4.7 ★★★★★ (48,151 reviews)

Location: New York NY

Tel:  212 500 6035

Web Address:   https://thehighline.org/

17. Brooklyn Bridge

4.8 ★★★★★ (58,151 reviews)

Location: Brooklyn Bridge New York NY

Web Address:   http://nyc.gov/html/dot/html/infrastructure/brooklyn-bridge.shtml

16. The Metropolitan Museum of Art

4.8 ★★★★★ (69,260 reviews)

Location: 1000 5th Ave New York NY

Tel:  212 535 7710

Web Address:   https://metmuseum.org/

15. Bryant Park

4.7 ★★★★★ (72,240 reviews)

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Location: New York NY

Tel:  212 768 4242

Web Address:   https://bryantpark.org/

14. Statue of Liberty

4.7 ★★★★★ (83,559 reviews)

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Location: New York NY

Tel:  212 363 3200

Web Address:   https://nps.gov/stli/index.htm

13. Empire State Building

4.7 ★★★★★ (83,770 reviews)

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Location: 20 W 34th Street  New York NY

Tel:  212 736 3100

Web Address:   https://esbnyc.com/

12. Rockefeller Center

4.7 ★★★★★ (147,809 reviews)

11. Times Square

4.7 ★★★★★ (180,565 reviews)

Location: Manhattan NY

Web Address:   https://timessquarenyc.org/

10. Central Park

4.8 ★★★★★ (238,466 reviews)

Location: New York NY

Tel:  212 310 6600

Web Address:   https://centralparknyc.org/

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9. Bleecker Street

4.6 ★★★★★ (34 reviews)

8. Grey Art Gallery

4.5 ★★★★★ (57 reviews)

Location: 100 Washington Square E New York NY

Tel:  212 998 6780

Web Address:   http://greyartgallery.nyu.edu/

7. 5th Avenue

4.8 ★★★★★ (282 reviews)

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6. Stonewall National Monument

4.6 ★★★★★ (406 reviews)

Location: 38 64 Christopher Street New York NY

Tel:  212 668 2577

Web Address:   https://nps.gov/ston/index.htm

5. The Stonewall Inn

4.2 ★★★★☆ (851 reviews)

Location: 53 Christopher Street New York NY

Tel:  212 488 2705

Web Address:   http://thestonewallinnnyc.com/

4. Blue Note Jazz Club

4.4 ★★★★☆ (3,348 reviews)

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Location: 131 W 3rd Street New York NY

Tel:  212 475 8592

Web Address:   http://bluenotejazz.com/

3. Comedy Cellar

4.7 ★★★★★ (3,551 reviews)

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Location: 117 MacDougal Street New York NY

Tel:  212 254 3480

Web Address:   http://comedycellar.com/

2. Whitney Museum of American Art

4.5 ★★★★★ (10,307 reviews)

Location: 99 Gansevoort Street New York NY

Tel:  212 570 3600

Web Address:   https://whitney.org/

1. Washington Square Park

4.7 ★★★★★ (21,925 reviews)

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Location: Washington Square New York NY

Tel:  212 639 9675

Final Words:

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