Create Your Own Sightseeing Map in New York, USA

Creating a self-guided walk to explore New York is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.

Step 1: Select Attractions

Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface*:
Filter Sights*:
A La Vieille Russie
Alexander Hamilton Monument
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House
Alma Mater Sculpture
American Girl Place
American Museum of Natural History (must see)
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
Apotheke Chinatown
Arthur Avenue
Artists & Fleas (Williamsburg)
Astor Wine & Spirits
Avery Hall
Barnard College
Bayard Street
Belvedere Castle
Bethesda Terrace
Bleecker Street
Bloomingdale's
Bow Bridge
Bowling Green Park
Broadway (must see)
Bronx County Courthouse
Bronx Museum of the Arts
Bronx Zoo
Brooklyn Borough Hall
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Bridge (must see)
Brooklyn Flea (Williamsburg)
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Public Library / Center for Brooklyn History
Bryant Park
Butler Library
CATCH Rooftop NYC
Caffe Reggio
Canal Street
Castle Clinton & Battery Park
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
Central Park Carousel
Central Park Zoo
Central Synagogue
Champs Sports
Chelsea Market (must see)
Christopher Street
Chrysler Building
City Hall Park
Cleopatra's Needle
Cloisters Museum
Columbia Business School (Uris Hall)
Columbus Circle
Columbus Park
Conservatory Garden
Death & Co
Dekalb Market Hall at Brooklyn Downtown
Dodge Fitness Center
Empire State Building (must see)
Federal Hall
Fifth Avenue
First Baptist Church
Flatiron Building
Fraunces Tavern
Gapstow Bridge and The Pond
General Grant National Memorial
Grace Church
Gramercy Park
Grand Army Plaza
Grand Central Terminal (must see)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Grove Street
Hayden Planetarium
High Line (must see)
Holy Cross Church
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church
Horseman Antiques
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
Jefferson Market Library
John Jay Dining Hall
Kentshire Galleries
Kimlau Square
LAVO Italian Restaurant & Nightclub
Lexington Avenue
Low Memorial Library
M&M'S World New York
MacDougal Street
Macklowe Gallery
Macy's in Herald Square
Madison Avenue
Madison Square Garden
Mahayana Buddhist Temple
Majestic Theatre
Manhattan Art & Antiques Center
Metropolitan Museum of Art (must see)
Milbank, Brinckerhoff, and Fiske Halls
Mott Street
Mount Prospect Park
Mulberry Street
Museum of Chinese in America
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the Moving Image
National September 11 Memorial & Museum (must see)
New York Botanical Garden
New York Public Library (must see)
New York Transit Museum
One World Observatory (must see)
Park Slope
Plymouth Church
Prospect Park Zoo
Pupin Hall
Riverside Church
Riverside Park
Rockefeller Center (must see)
Rubin Museum of Art
Saint Thomas Church
Shakespeare Garden
Sheep Meadow
Showplace (Luxury, Art, Design, Vintage)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
South Street Seaport
St. Malachy Church - The Actors' Chapel
St. Patrick's Cathedral (must see)
St. Paul's Chapel
St. Paul's Chapel (Columbia University)
Statue of Liberty (must see)
Strawberry Fields – John Lennon Monument
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
Teachers College
Temple Emanu-El
The Skyscraper Museum
Time Warner Center
Times Square (must see)
Trinity Church
Union Square
Union Theological Seminary
Vig Bar
Wall Street
Washington Mews
Washington Square Park
Webster Hall
West 25th Street Flea Market
Wollman Skating Rink
Yankee Stadium
Yankees Clubhouse

Step 2: Select Starting Point

Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One*:
Enter Place Name*:
GPS Coordinates*: Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel*:
Starting Point*:

Step 3: Create/Update Route

The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.

Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk

Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name*:
Email*: