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Upper West Side

Grand Old Buildings, Famous Neighbors

48stops
6.6miles
3h 53mwalking
$2.99in the app

When the elevated train reached the Upper West Side in 1879, developers raced to build for the middle class moving up from downtown. They built rows of brownstones, and above all grand apartment buildings, at a time when respectable New Yorkers still thought only poor people lived in apartments. To win them over, the buildings got names, towers, courtyards and every luxury, from the Dakota to the San Remo. Writers, musicians and actors have loved the neighborhood ever since. This walk takes you along Broadway, Riverside Drive and Central Park West, past bakeries, delis and some of the most beautiful apartment houses in the world, and ends at Lincoln Center.

Nearest subway
72 St 123 · 1 min walk to the start
Map of the Upper West Side walking route with its 48 stops
The route of the Upper West Side walk. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The first 3 stops

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  1. 1The Dorilton

    The Dorilton, finished in 1902, is about as decorated as a building can be: limestone and red brick, iron balconies, huge sculpted figures and a mansard roof crowned with ornaments.

  2. 2Gray’s Papaya

    Gray’s Papaya has been serving hot dogs and papaya drinks since 1973.

  3. 3Verdi Square

    Verdi Square honors the Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi.

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45 more stops to discover

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Also on this walk: The Dakota, American Museum of Natural History, Zabar’s and more

Sights

  • 155 Riverside Drive
  • American Folk Art Museum
  • American Museum of Natural History
  • Beacon Theatre
  • Calhoun School
  • Children’s Museum of Manhattan
  • El Dorado
  • Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial
  • First Baptist Church
  • Hamilton Fountain
  • Hammer Boy Mural by Banksy
  • Hotel Belleclaire
  • Hotel des Artistes
  • Jerry Seinfeld Apartment
  • Joan of Arc Monument
  • Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
  • New York Historical
  • Pomander Walk
  • Riverside Park
  • Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
  • The Ansonia
  • The Apthorp
  • The Ardsley
  • The Beresford
  • The Chatsworth
  • The Dakota
  • The Jewish Center
  • The Juilliard School
  • The Kenilworth
  • The Langham
  • The Level Club
  • The Majestic
  • The Normandy
  • The Prasada
  • The Pythian
  • The San Remo
  • The Turin
  • West End Collegiate Church

Food and drink

  • Barney Greengrass
  • Levain Bakery
  • Old John’s Luncheonette
  • Salt & Straw
  • Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi
  • The Dead Poet
  • Zabar’s

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