Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York

1. Richard Tucker Square

7.1

134 Columbus Ave (at W 66th St), New York, NY

Plaza · Lincoln Square · 10 tips and reviews

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

2. Verdi Square

6.9

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

Plaza · Lincoln Square · 16 tips and reviews

Broadway Mall 79th Street is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

3. Broadway Mall 79th Street

Broadway and 79th 4treet, New York, NY

Plaza · Upper West Side · No tips or reviews

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

4. Times Square

8.5

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

Plaza · Theater District · 2356 tips and reviews

Barbara Gorman: Avoid the woman's roomin the TS Visitors Center Three stalls and obnoxious staff

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

5. Union Square Park

9.1

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

Park · Union Square · 565 tips and reviews

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

6. Merchants’ Gate

7.1

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

Plaza · Central Park · 16 tips and reviews

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

7. Columbus Circle

8.6

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

Plaza · 232 tips and reviews

8. Columbus Circle

8.6

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

Plaza · 232 tips and reviews

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

9. Herald Square

7.4

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

Plaza · Garment District · 132 tips and reviews

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

10. Madison Square Park

9.5

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

Park · 480 tips and reviews

Golden Swan Garden is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

11. Golden Swan Garden

West 4th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY

Garden · Greenwich Village · 4 tips and reviews

Barbara Gorman: great little pocket park but no benches

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

12. Greeley Square

7.2

968 Avenue of the Americas (btwn W 32nd & 33rd St), New York, NY

Park · Koreatown · 45 tips and reviews

Barbara Gorman: don't feed a single stray pigeons or you will be swarmed

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

13. Macombs Dam Bridge

Jerome Ave, New York, NY

Bridge · 10 tips and reviews

Lincoln Center’s Revson Fountain is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

14. Lincoln Center’s Revson Fountain

9.0

Lincoln Center Plz (at W 64th St), New York, NY

Fountain · Lincoln Square · 7 tips and reviews

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

15. Washington Square Park

9.5

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

Park · Greenwich Village · 711 tips and reviews

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in New York.

16. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir

9.5

Central Park (btwn 85th & 96th St), New York, NY

Reservoir · Central Park · 123 tips and reviews

Barbara Gorman: besides being a great spot to walk and people watch it's a great spot for photographs

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

17. Manhattan Bridge

8.9

Manhattan Bridge, New York, NY

Bridge · 230 tips and reviews

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

18. Bryant Park

9.5

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

Park · Midtown · 1230 tips and reviews

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

19. City Hall Park

8.8

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

Park · Downtown Manhattan · 143 tips and reviews

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

20. Central Park

9.7

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

Park · Central Park · 1839 tips and reviews