Creating a self-guided walk to explore Newark 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* :
Map and List of attractions
List of attractions
Map with attraction pins
Filter Sights* :
-- Show all sights --
Must-see
Attraction/Landmark
Museum/Gallery
Religious
Food/Drink
Branch Brook Park (must see)
Broad and Market Streets
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart (must see)
Clinton Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church
Essex County Courthouse
Essex County Park Commission Administration Building
First Baptist Peddie Memorial Church
First Presbyterian Church (must see)
Gallery Aferro
Grace Church
Index Art Center
Ironbound
Lincoln Post Memorial (must see)
Military Park (must see)
Mompou
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
New Jersey Historical Society (must see)
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) (must see)
Newark City Hall
Newark Museum (must see)
Newark Symphony Hall
North Reformed Church
Paul Robeson Gallery
Pennsylvania Station
Peter Francisco Monument
Pro-Cathedral of Saint Patrick
Solo(s) Project House
St John's Roman Catholic Church (must see)
St. James A.M.E. Church
St. Lucy's Church
The Feigenspan Mansion
The Jewish Museum of New Jersey
The Krueger-Scott Mansion
The Newark Public Library
Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral
Washington Park
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* :
Use one of the selected attractions
Use my hotel or a location specified by me
Use a walk friendly hotel
Enter Place Name* :
GPS Coordinates* :
Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel* :
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson (view info)
The Westin Jersey City Newport (view info)
Holiday Inn Newark Airport (view info)
Starting Point* :
Step 3: Create/Update Route
The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Walk Distance:
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.
Selected Attractions:
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* :