Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York

1. City Hall Park

8.8

17 Park Row (btwn Broadway & Centre St), New York, NY

Park · Downtown Manhattan · 143 tips and reviews

Columbus Circle is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

2. Columbus Circle

8.5

Columbus Cir (Broadway & 8th Ave), New York, NY

Plaza · Theater District · 232 tips and reviews

Union Square Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

3. Union Square Park

8.9

Union Sq E/W & Broadway (btwn E 14th & E 17th St), New York, NY

Park · 566 tips and reviews

TKTS is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

4. TKTS

7.5

Broadway (btwn W 46th & 47th St), New York, NY

Arts and Entertainment · Theater District · 137 tips and reviews

Verdi Square is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

5. Verdi Square

6.6

283 Amsterdam Ave (at 72nd St), New York, NY

Plaza · Lincoln Square · 16 tips and reviews

Metropolitan Museum Steps is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

6. Metropolitan Museum Steps

9.4

1000 5th Ave (at E 82nd St), New York, NY

Plaza · Central Park · 55 tips and reviews

Central Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

7. Central Park

9.7

59th to 110th St (btwn 5th Ave & Central Park W), New York, NY

Park · Central Park · 1840 tips and reviews

Museum Mile is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

8. Museum Mile

Fifth Avenue (btwn 82nd and 105th Streets), New York, NY

Road · Upper East Side · 11 tips and reviews

Times Square is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

9. Times Square

8.4

Broadway & 7th Ave (btwn W 42nd & 47th St), New York, NY

Plaza · Theater District · 2357 tips and reviews

Battery Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

10. Battery Park

9.1

Battery Pl (at State St), New York, NY

Park · Financial District · 301 tips and reviews

South Street Seaport is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

11. South Street Seaport

8.8

South St (Pier 17), New York, NY

Harbor or Marina · Financial District · 224 tips and reviews

Rockefeller Center is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

12. Rockefeller Center

9.2

Rockefeller Plaza (btwn W 49th & W 50th St), New York, NY

Plaza · Rockefeller Center · 848 tips and reviews

National September 11 Memorial is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

13. National September 11 Memorial

9.2

180 Greenwich St (btwn Liberty & Fulton St), New York, NY

Memorial Site · Financial District · 869 tips and reviews

Chinatown is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

14. Chinatown

New York, NY

Neighborhood · 207 tips and reviews

Little Italy is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

15. Little Italy

New York, NY

Neighborhood · 121 tips and reviews

Herald Square is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

16. Herald Square

7.3

W 34th St & Broadway (at 6th Ave), New York, NY

Plaza · Garment District · 132 tips and reviews

Washington Square Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

17. Washington Square Park

9.5

W 4th St (btwn MacDougal St & University Pl), New York, NY

Park · Greenwich Village · 706 tips and reviews

Madison Square Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

18. Madison Square Park

9.4

Madison Ave (btwn E 23rd & E 26th St), New York, NY

Park · 482 tips and reviews

High Line is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

19. High Line

9.4

btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY

Park · Chelsea · 1499 tips and reviews

Bryant Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

20. Bryant Park

9.5

W 42nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY

Park · Midtown East · 1227 tips and reviews

Tompkins Square Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

21. Tompkins Square Park

8.7

E 7th St to E 10th St (btwn Ave A & B), New York, NY

Park · Alphabet City · 160 tips and reviews

Prospect Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

22. Prospect Park

9.6

Prospect Park W/SW (Flatbush Ave), Brooklyn, NY

Park · Prospect Park · 309 tips and reviews

Ellis Island is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

23. Ellis Island

New York, NY

Island · 89 tips and reviews

Brooklyn Bridge is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

24. Brooklyn Bridge

9.5

Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY

Bridge · 1011 tips and reviews

McCarren Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

25. McCarren Park

9.1

780 Lorimer St (at Driggs Ave), Brooklyn, NY

Park · Williamsburg · 136 tips and reviews

NYC Gay Pride Parade 2011 is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

26. NYC Gay Pride Parade 2011

Fifth Avenue (36th Street) (Cchristopher Street), New York, NY

Gay Bar · West Village · 14 tips and reviews

Governors Island is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

27. Governors Island

9.0

New York, NY

Island · Governors Island · 222 tips and reviews

Strawberry Fields is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

28. Strawberry Fields

Central Park West (at W 72nd St), New York, NY

Memorial Site · Central Park · 165 tips and reviews

Great Lawn is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

29. Great Lawn

9.3

79th & 86th St Transverse (btwn East & West Dr), New York, NY

Picnic Area · Central Park · 101 tips and reviews

Central Park Zoo is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

30. Central Park Zoo

8.4

Central Park (btwn E 63rd & E 65th St), New York, NY

Zoo · Central Park · 248 tips and reviews

Central Park Mall is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

31. Central Park Mall

9.3

Central Park, New York, NY

Park · Central Park · 40 tips and reviews

The Rocks is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

32. The Rocks

8.6

Central Park Dr, New York, NY

Other Great Outdoors · Central Park · 31 tips and reviews

Merchants’ Gate is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

33. Merchants’ Gate

7.0

Central Pk S (at Central Pk W), New York, NY

Plaza · Central Park · 16 tips and reviews

Brooklyn Botanic Garden is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

34. Brooklyn Botanic Garden

9.4

990 Washington Ave (btwn President St & Empire Blvd), Brooklyn, NY

Botanical Garden · Prospect Park · 321 tips and reviews

Sheep Meadow is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

35. Sheep Meadow

9.4

W 67th St (btwn West & East Dr), New York, NY

Picnic Area · Central Park · 158 tips and reviews

BCBGMAXAZRIA is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

36. BCBGMAXAZRIA

168 5th Ave (22nd St), New York, NY

Women's Store · Flatiron District · 6 tips and reviews

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