Things to do in Greenwich Village
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1. New York: Go City Explorer Pass with 95+ Tours & Attractions
Go City offers a selection of over 90 must-see NYC attractions, museums, and tours for one low pre-paid price. Get great savings compared to buying separate attraction tickets, and see New York's most popular attractions with one easy-to-use digital pass. Options include the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Ferry, 9/11 Museum and Memorial, Empire State Building, Edge, MoMA, American Museum of Natural History, and many more. Pick between a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 10-choice pass, browse the included digital guide to check entry requirements for each attraction, and plan your itinerary. Scanning your pass at the gate or ticket office of an attraction (or tour) for the first time will activate it. You can then take up to 60 days to use the remaining number of choices purchased. Your Explorer Pass also features special perks including gift shop discounts or a free audio guide at selected attractions, helping you make the most of your New York trip and save even more along the way. The New York attractions you can choose include: Museums and Galleries • American Museum of Natural History • 9/11 Memorial and Museum • Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) • Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum and Space Shuttle • Guggenheim Museum • The Whitney Museum of American Art • Fotografiska New York • Museum of Sex • Museum of the City of New York • New York Botanical Garden • Brooklyn Museum and Botanical Garden Combo Experiences • Empire State Building • Top of the Rock • One World Observatory • Edge • Central Park Bike Rental • Rise NY • 9/11 Museum Workshop: Hands-on 9/11 Tour • SPYSCAPE • Escape Virtuality • Luna Park at Coney Island • Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience • Madame Tussauds + Marvel Universe 4D • Harlem Jazz Series • Harlem Bike Rental • The Beast Speedboat Ride (seasonal) • Clipper City Tall Ship: Daytime or Sunset Statue Sail (seasonal) • Surrey Bike Rental Governors Island • SEA Life Aquarium New Jersey • LEGOLAND Discovery Center New Jersey Tours & Cruises • Rockefeller Center Tour • Big Bus New York Hop-on Hop-off: 1-Day Classic Tour • Best of NYC Cruise: Circle Line Sightseeing • Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Ferry • Harbor Lights Cruise: Circle Line Sightseeing • NYC Landmarks Cruise: Circle Line Sightseeing • Liberty Cruise: Circle Line Sightseeing • Central Park Bike Tour • Madison Square Garden All Access Tour • Radio City Stage Door Tour • Greenwhich Village at Night Walking Tour • NYC Slavery & Underground Railroad Walking Tour • Hamilton Tour • St Patrick's Cathedral Tour with Express Entry • Graffiti and Street Art Tour Walking Tour of Brooklyn • Secrets of the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Walking Tour • NYC Bus Tour of Bronx, Brooklyn & Queens • Holiday Markets & Christmas Lights Walking Tour (seasonal) • Soho - Little Italy - Chinatown Walking Tour • Broadway & Times Square Walking Tour • Central Park TV & Movies Walking Tour • Yankee Stadium Tour • How Money was Made - Wall Street Walking Tour • Catacombs by Candlelight • Pride Walking Tour • NYC TV & Movie Bus Tour • Top of the Highline and Hudson Yards Tour Food and Drinks • Food on Foot Tours • Perfect Picnic • Tastes of the Lower East Side Walking Tour • Spirits on Foot - Beer, Spirits & Wine Crawl Attractions and tours are subject to change and some may require advanced reservations. Please check the included digital guide for an up-to-date list of included experiences, and follow the instructions to place reservations well in advance where needed, as well as follow top tips to ensure the best sightseeing experience with your Explorer Pass.
2. New York: The New York Pass with 100+ Attractions and Tours
Use The New York Pass on your phone for cash-free entry to over 100 New York City tourist attractions. See the best that the Big Apple has to offer with access to any of the attractions and experiences covered. Activate your pass at the first attraction or tour you go to. Once activated, your pass records when and where you first used it and how long it will remain valid for. Your New York Pass is then valid for the number of consecutive days that you've purchased. Activities include: Popular Experiences • Empire State Building • Big Bus Tours: 1-day Classic Tour • Top of the Rock Observation Deck • 9/11 Memorial & Museum • Edge (Hudson Yards) • One World Observatory • Statue of Liberty Ferry and Ellis Island Immigration Museum • Circle Line: Best of New York Cruise • Madame Tussauds New York • Central Park Bike Rental by Unlimited Biking • Guggenheim Museum Museums & Galleries • American Museum of Natural History • MoMA - Museum of Modern Art • Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum • Museum of Sex • Whitney Museum of American Art • Fotografiska New York • Museum of the City of New York • New York Historical Society • Museum of Arts and Design • Museum of Jewish Heritage • Skyscraper Museum • Fraunces Tavern Museum • New York Hall of Science • Brooklyn Museum of Art • Museum at Eldridge Street • International Center of Photography • MOMA PS 1 • Staten Island Museum • Paley Center for Media • Museum of Chinese in America • Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum Family-friendly • Central Park Bike Tour by Unlimited Biking • 9/11 Museum Workshop: Hands-On 9/11 Tour • Marvel & DC Superheroes Walking Tour • Yankee Stadium Tour • LEGOLAND® Discovery Center, Westchester • Staten Island Zoo • LEGOLAND® Discovery Center New Jersey • Staten Island Children's Museum • Bike Rentals Hidden Gems • New York Botanical Garden • Catacombs by Candlelight Tour • Harlem Jazz Series – Tuesday and Friday • New Museum • El Museo del Barrio • Cathedral of St. John the Divine • Snug Harbor Botanical Garden- Staten Island • Brooklyn Botanical Garden Tours & Cruises • Central Park TV & Movie Sites Walking Tour • Rockefeller Center Tour • The Official Chinatown Walking Tour • How Money Was Made: Wall Street Walking Tour • Circle Line: Harbor Lights Cruise • Circle Line: Landmark Cruise • Manhattan by Sail: Clipper City Tall Ships Cruise (seasonal) • The Official Little Italy Walking Tour • Hamilton Tour • Colonial New York Retold Walking Tour • New York City News Media Tour • Brooklyn Bridge & DUMBO Neighborhood Walking Tour • Brooklyn Bridge Bike Tours Attractions and tours are subject to change. Check the digital guide for an up-to-date attraction line-up including opening times and instructions on how to access each attraction before you go. Some tours and attractions require advance reservations.
3. New York City: Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Tour
Admire New York City's top sights and most popular neighborhoods from the top deck of an open-top Hop-On Hop-Off bus. See iconic landmarks like the Empire State Building, Times Square, and the Brooklyn Bridge. Enhance your experience with multi-attraction or sightseeing cruise combo tickets. Experience the diverse culture, beautiful parks, stunning architecture, and picturesque views both from the top of the open-air sightseeing bus and on foot when you choose to hop off to further explore. Hop off and back on at your leisure, creating your own customized itinerary around the city while on the Uptown and Downtown loops. Benefit from a live bus-tracking app tracking so that you will always know exactly when the next bus will arrive. Enjoy new, state-of-the-art audio commentary that is informative, highly entertaining, and engaging for adults and children alike. Choose from 3 ticket options: 1. Classic Ticket includes unlimited boarding on Uptown and Downtown loops for 1 day 2. Classic Ticket plus a 90-minute Circle Line sightseeing cruise 3. Best of New York Package includes Classic ticket plus Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty skip-the-line tickets Top sights on the Downtown loop include: • The Flatiron District • Union Square • Greenwich Village• East Village • Chinatown• Little Italy• Wall St. and the Stock Exchange • SoHo Top sights on the Uptown loop include: • Times Square • Upper East Side• Central Park• Museum Mile• Uptown Manhattan• MoMA • The Met• Columbus Circle
4. NYC: Whitney Museum and Edward Hopper Exhibit Ticket
Explore one of the world's foremost collections of 20th-century American art at the Whitney Museum in New York, and admire art of from the 20th century to today. Your entrance ticket allows access to the museum's permanent and temporary exhibitions. With about 15 exhibitions a year, including single-artist and group shows, historical surveys, and lifetime retrospectives, there is never a shortage of things to see at the Whitney, now located in the Meatpacking District in an innovative space designed by the renowned architect Renzo Piano. Marvel at art from the Whitney's permanent collection of more than 21,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, films, videos, and new media by more than 3,000 artists. The Whitney places a particular emphasis on exhibiting the work of living artists, as well as maintaining an extensive permanent collection containing many important pieces from the 1st half of the last century.
5. From New Jersey: NYC City Lights Helicopter Tour at Night
Welcome to Linden, New Jersey where for an evening NYC flight adventure. Reach Linden by NJ Transit from Manhattan's Penn Station or via car with plenty of free parking available. Upgrade to a private flight experience and benefit from round-trip transfers from Manhattan. Your journey begins by flying directly over Newark International Airport towards Manhattan. En route to New York Harbor, view the illuminated Statue of Liberty before viewing the skyscrapers of the Financial District, home of The New York Stock Exchange. Flying north along the Hudson River, catch a glimpse of the Empire State Building, as well as Madison Square Garden, Hudson Yards, Chelsea, The West Village, SOHO and TRIBECA. 9/11 Memorial and One World Trade Center are also in view. Be prepared to get some great pictures as you fly past Times Square, Central Park and Yankees Stadium before flying over the George Washington Bridge, returning along the same path, offering spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline.
6. NYC: Sex and the City Sites Bus Tour (On Location Tours)
Take a guided coach tour of Manhattan, and follow in the footsteps of the Sex and the City characters. Step into the world of Carrie and the girls. See the places they conquered in New York City. Sip on drinks at their favorite bars, shop their most-beloved retail haunts, and gossip where they did. The tour goes to more than 40 locations, including the bakery where Miranda stuffed cupcakes into her mouth, and the church where Samantha met "The Friar." Get the chance to shop at The Pleasure Chest, where Charlotte bought her Rabbit, and to go to the gallery in Soho where Charlotte worked. Stop at a bar used in the Sex and the City series and get discounted drinks. Visit the furniture store where Aidan designed his tables and chairs as you get a sneak peek at locations from the Sex and the City movie. You are invited to dress up as your favorite Sex and the City character, or just come as you are and discover the sassy side of Manhattan.
7. New York City: Gangsters and Ghosts 2-Hour Walking Tour
Take a two-hour guided walking tour through some of NYC's most famous neighborhoods and discover their stories of gangsters and ghosts from the city's past. The Five Points, Chinatown, Little Italy, and Greenwich Village were known as the vice districts during the 1920s and 30s. See the places where gangsters such as John Gotti and Lucky Luciano used to party, make deals, and carry out threats. Visit haunted locations and old crime scenes on a tour led by historians. Spooky tales of the ghosts and gangsters of NYC's streets will be shared along the way. Stop at The Five Points, known for hosting New York's most infamous gangs, Chinatown's "Blood Alley," haunted houses of the West Village, and the many restaurants where mafia murders occurred in Little Italy. Go inside the Godfather-featured Basilica of St Patrick. The tour is family friendly with frequent stops.
8. Greenwich Village Ghost Tour
Explore the darker side of Greenwich Village on a ghost tour after dark. Learn about the infamous Hanging Tree as you walk into the heart of Washington Square Park and see the arch while listening to spine-chilling stories from your local guide. Next, make your way over to the Brown Building, site of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, where the victims still linger to this day. Walk up 5th Avenue and stop past the Church of the Ascension, haunted by the artist John Lafarge. See the most haunted house in Manhattan at 14 West 10th Street, home to 22 spirits and the site of several murders. Head into the heart of the West Village, pass the home of Emma Lazarus and one of the most beautiful libraries in New York City. Hear about the ghost of a former mayor at 12 Gay Street, and pass the famous Stonewall Inn where the riots that led to the birth of gay rights began. Cross Christopher Street to visit the infamous speakeasy of Chumley's.
9. Food Tour of Greenwich Village
Experience the sights, smells and tastes of Greenwich Village, one of Manhattan's food hotspots! Throughout the years, Greenwich Village has become a foodie's dream, with a mixture of cuisine inspired by the Dutch and English colonial periods and the area's more recent Beat Poet and avant-garde roots. On this tour, you'll wander with your experienced guide into great jazz clubs, enjoy the delicacies of the finest chocolatiers, visit independent bookshops with that unmistakable bohemian style, and browse through fantastic shops. You'll taste food from eateries old and new. Whether you take the New York City subway or come in a limousine, there is something for you. If it's not the food, then the shopping. If it's not the shopping, then the history. It doesn't matter who you are or what your interests are, Greenwich Village has a great experience in store for you. And it's not just about the food and shops. In the 2 hours you spend walking around Greenwich Village, you'll take in all the sights of this historic NYC village, with its cobblestone streets and quaint parks.
10. New York City: Greenwich Village 2-Hour Tour
Explore New York's most bohemian neighborhood on a 2-hour tour of Greenwich Village, and discover its reputation as a magnet for intellectuals, artists, and beat poets. Meet your guide on the corner of Waverly Place and 6th Avenue and set off in the footsteps of Henry James and Edgar Allan Poe. Learn about artists, such as Jackson Pollack, who gave the neighborhood its freewheeling identity. Hear stories of radical thinkers like Upton Sinclair and John Reed, who debated in smoky cafés. Feel the energy of "the Village" as you stroll from Washington Square Park to the haunts and hideaways of Dylan Thomas, Jimi Hendrix and Lenny Bruce. Savor stories of how the Beat Generation flourished here, and uncover some of New York's rarest sights - including the smallest piece of private property in the city! Along the way, you will go to Jones Street, where Bob Dylan's album cover "The Freewheeling Bob Dylan" was shot, see the 1st integrated NYC club at the Cafe Society, learn about the birth of gay rights at the Stonewall Inn, and see the apartment building used in "Friends." Admire the oldest wood frame house in the village, and finish your tour at 77 Bedford Street, former home of Issac Hendricks, and the Cherry Lane Theater, the oldest continuously running off Broadway theater in New York. End your tour at 7th Avenue South and Christopher Street, right in front of the 1 train.
Available activities
New York: Go City Explorer Pass with 95+ Tours & Attractions
New York: The New York Pass with 100+ Attractions and Tours
New York City: Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Tour
NYC: Whitney Museum and Edward Hopper Exhibit Ticket
From New Jersey: NYC City Lights Helicopter Tour at Night
NYC: Sex and the City Sites Bus Tour (On Location Tours)
New York City: Gangsters and Ghosts 2-Hour Walking Tour
Greenwich Village Ghost Tour
Food Tour of Greenwich Village
New York City: Greenwich Village 2-Hour Tour
New York City: The Sightseeing Day Pass
New York City: Cupcake Tour of Greenwich Village
New York City: Lower Manhattan Bike Rentals
1 hour - 1 day
NYC: Private Personalized Tour with Driver and Guide
Chelsea Market, Meatpacking, High Line Food & History Tour
New York City: Top Sights Walking Tour with Local Guide
Top sights in Greenwich Village
1. Statue of Liberty
2. Empire State Building
3. One World Trade Center
4. 9/11 Museum
5. Rockefeller Center
Frequently asked questions about Greenwich Village
What are the best tours in Greenwich Village?
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What are the best tours to do in Greenwich Village with kids?
The best tours to do in Greenwich Village with kids are:
From Manhattan: 4-Hour Christmas Lights Luxury Bus Tour
New York Ghosts: Hauntings & Ghouls of Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village Tour
New York City: Private Manhattan Limousine Tour
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What are the best outdoor activities to do in Greenwich Village?
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What are the best indoor activities in Greenwich Village for rainy days?
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What are the best inexpensive tours in Greenwich Village?
These are the best activities when you are visiting Greenwich Village on a budget:
New York City: Famous Artists of Manhattan Exploration Game
NYC: Virtual "Friends" Tour (On Location Tours)
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1 Empire State Building
2 9/11 Memorial, NYC
3 Ellis Island
4 Edge
5 Top of the Rock Observation Deck
6 American Museum of Natural History
7 The FRIENDS™ Experience New York
8 ARTECHOUSE NYC
9 The Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, NYC
10 New York Botanical Garden
11 Broadway, New York
12 Neil Simon Theatre, NYC
13 Metropolitan Museum of Art
14 Washington Square Park, Lower Manhattan
15 Central Park
16 Fotografiska New York, United States
17 St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City
18 John F. Kennedy International Airport
19 Gershwin Theatre
20 Statue of Liberty
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3 Greenwich Village Entry tickets
4 Greenwich Village Night tours
5 Greenwich Village Rainy-day activities
6 Greenwich Village Architecture
7 Greenwich Village Landmarks & monuments
8 Greenwich Village For first-time visitors
9 Greenwich Village Outdoor activities
10 Greenwich Village Family-friendly activities
11 Greenwich Village Viewing points
12 Greenwich Village Culture & history
13 Greenwich Village Museums & exhibitions
14 Greenwich Village Tours
15 Greenwich Village Boats & yachts
16 Greenwich Village Audio guides
17 Greenwich Village Activities for couples
18 Greenwich Village Romance & special occasions
19 Greenwich Village Theme & amusement parks
20 Greenwich Village Self-guided activities
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What people are saying about Greenwich Village
Our tour guide Sam was just THE BEST! I had so much fun! For lunch he took us for dumplings in Chinatown which were delicious and the dessert in Little Italy was phenomenal! You'll need to pay cash so be prepared ($15-20 should be enogh). We walked a lot but I didn't really notice it, we took a subway twice (no need to buy metro card though, you can pay by card or phone). We learned some fun facts about the city but he also told us some very touching stories especially from 9/11. I forgot my gloves and he was kind enough to took us to stalls where I could buy a pair (and other visitors as well since it was a really cold December day). I am happy I booked this tour and I remommend it to everyone.
New York City: Top Sights Walking Tour with Local Guide Reviewed by Lydia, 1/5/2023
Sam was absolutely amazing!! It's 5 hours so it's long and lots of walking but he made it so enjoyable and time just flew by! I would definitely recommend this tour and if you can request a certain guide….I'd highly suggest requesting Sam!!!
New York City: Sightseeing Walking Tour with Food Tastings Reviewed by Tracy, 1/6/2023
The highlight of our trip. Our guide was the warmest and most genuine and knowledgeable person you could wish for, an authentic New Yorker who lives the City and people
New York City: Greenwich Village 2-Hour Tour Reviewed by Kenneth, 1/5/2023
Our tour guide was Melissa, she was absolutely fantastic, great craic and very knowledgable!!
NYC: Sex and the City Sites Bus Tour (On Location Tours) Reviewed by Donna, 1/6/2023
Our tour guide, Alex from Knoxville, TN was incredible!!
Food Tour of Greenwich Village Reviewed by Peter, 1/3/2023
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