Free things to do in Manhattan

Everyone should see these top FREE (or inexpensive) things to do in Manhattan, whether you’re a visitor or a local!  Starting from the West Side – Middle of Manhattan

Hudson Yards: A Thriving Urban Destination

• Visit the Vessel – a beautiful sculpture
• Walk around Hudson Yards – stores, food court
• Go inside the Mall for Great Views
• Walk The Highline – excellent views

Chelsea

• Chelsea Piers Park – free and great views
• Visit Little Island – free and great views
• Go to the Rooftop of Pier 59 – Pier 59 has a food court.  Upstairs is the park.

Downtown | West

• Battery Park on the Water
• Wall Street – lots to see
• 911 Memorial – fountains are free

Downtown | East

• Staten Island Ferry (Starts in Manhattan, goes to Staten Island- Views galore) and free
• Pier 11
• South Street Seaport – restaurants, food court views galore
• Walk the Brooklyn Bridge (If you don’t want to walk both ways, you can take a subway or Ferry (Ferry is only about $4.50 per person

Take the NY City  ferry from Pier 11 up to the Upper East Side ($3.90+)

East Side | downtown to midtown

• The NY Greenway stretches from the Brooklyn Bridge all the way up to the Upper East Side
• The United Nations
• Grand Central Terminal – lots of things to see and history.  Food court downstairs
• The Chrysler Building
• Views of the Empire State Building
• 59th Street – the Roosevelt Island Tramway

Upper East Side

• Carl Schurtz Park
• Central Park – Lots of walking, views and amazing things
• The East River Esplanade
• Metropolitan Museum of Art (Pay what you wish for New York Residents)

Upper to Middle West Side

• Central Park West Entrance
• American Museum of Natural History – Pay what you wish for NYers
• Riverside Park
• Lincoln Center Fountains

Midtown Westish

• Bryant Park
• NY Public Library
• Broadway  Theatre District