New York on a Sunday

Open on Sunday

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  Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island · Lower Manhattan · Sunday: 09:00–17:00 · $26
  Lady Liberty on Liberty Island plus the Ellis Island immigration museum, reached by the Statue City Cruises ferry from The Battery.

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  The Battery · Lower Manhattan · Sunday: open all day · Free
  A waterfront park at Manhattan's southern tip with harbor views, Castle Clinton and the SeaGlass Carousel.

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  Staten Island Ferry · Lower Manhattan · Sunday: open all day · Free
  The free commuter ferry to Staten Island, with views of the Statue of Liberty and the Lower Manhattan skyline.

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  Wall Street & the Charging Bull · Lower Manhattan · Sunday: open all day · Free
  The heart of the financial district: the Stock Exchange, Federal Hall, Trinity Church and Bowling Green's Charging Bull.

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  9/11 Memorial & Museum · Lower Manhattan · Sunday: 09:00–19:00 · $24–$36
  Twin reflecting pools mark the Twin Towers' footprints, and the museum below tells the story of 9/11.

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  One World Observatory · Lower Manhattan · Sunday: 09:00–21:00 · from $39
  The Western Hemisphere's tallest viewing deck, on floors 100 to 102 of One World Trade Center, with 360-degree views.

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  Brooklyn Bridge · Lower Manhattan · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Walk the 1883 granite-and-steel bridge over the East River for skyline views and the DUMBO side.

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  DUMBO & Brooklyn Bridge Park · Brooklyn · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Cobbled streets under the bridges, the Washington Street photo spot, Jane's Carousel and a waterfront park with skyline views.

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  Chinatown & Little Italy · Downtown & the Villages · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Dim sum, bakeries and markets around Mott and Canal Streets, next to the few remaining Italian cafés of Little Italy.

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  SoHo · Downtown & the Villages · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Cast-iron facades, cobblestones, boutiques and galleries around Broadway and Prince Street.

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  Washington Square Park & Greenwich Village · Downtown & the Villages · Sunday: 06:00–24:00 · Free
  The marble arch, chess players and buskers of Greenwich Village's main square, with brownstone streets around it.

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  The High Line · Chelsea & Flatiron · Sunday: 07:00–22:00 · Free
  A former elevated railway turned into a garden walkway, from the Meatpacking District to Hudson Yards.

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  Chelsea Market · Chelsea & Flatiron · Sunday: 07:00–22:00 · Free
  An indoor food hall in the former Nabisco factory with tacos, lobster rolls, bakeries and shops.

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  Whitney Museum of American Art · Chelsea & Flatiron · Sunday: 10:30–18:00 · $30
  Twentieth-century and contemporary American art in Renzo Piano's building, with terraces looking over the High Line.

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  Hudson Yards, the Vessel & Edge · Chelsea & Flatiron · Sunday: 10:00–22:00 · Edge from $42
  A glass-and-steel district with Edge, the western hemisphere's highest outdoor sky deck, and the Vessel's staircases.

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  Flatiron Building & Madison Square Park · Chelsea & Flatiron · Sunday: open all day · Free
  The 1902 triangular tower, seen best from Madison Square Park, with the Shake Shack kiosk and playground nearby.

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  Empire State Building · Midtown · Sunday: 10:00–22:00 · from $46
  The 1931 Art Deco icon, with open-air views from the 86th floor and an optional glass-walled 102nd floor.

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  Times Square · Midtown · Sunday: open all day · Free
  The neon-lit crossroads of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, with giant screens, the red TKTS steps and street performers.

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  Bryant Park & the New York Public Library · Midtown · Sunday: 13:00–17:00 · Free
  A green lawn between skyscrapers, with the Beaux-Arts public library and its Rose Main Reading Room behind it.

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  Grand Central Terminal · Midtown · Sunday: 05:15–24:00 · Free
  The 1913 Beaux-Arts station with the celestial ceiling, the four-faced clock and the Whispering Gallery.

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  SUMMIT One Vanderbilt · Midtown · Sunday: 08:00–23:59 · undefined
  An immersive observation experience with mirrored rooms, glass-floor Ledge terraces and a glass elevator on the building's side.

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  Rockefeller Center & Top of the Rock · Midtown · Sunday: 08:00–24:00 · Top of the Rock from $42
  The Art Deco complex with the Prometheus fountain, plus a three-level observation deck facing the Empire State Building.

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  St. Patrick's Cathedral · Midtown · Sunday: 06:30–20:45 · Free
  The neo-Gothic Catholic cathedral on Fifth Avenue, with marble altars, stained glass and spires between the towers.

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  Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) · Midtown · Sunday: 10:30–17:30 · $30
  Van Gogh's Starry Night, Picasso, Warhol and a deep collection of modern design, film and photography.

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  Intrepid Museum · Midtown · Sunday: 10:00–17:00 · $38
  A WWII aircraft carrier on the Hudson holding a space shuttle, a Concorde and a submarine.

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  Central Park · Central Park & Upper East Side · Sunday: 06:00–24:00 · Free
  Manhattan's green heart: the Pond, the Mall, Bethesda Terrace, Bow Bridge and Strawberry Fields.

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  The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Central Park & Upper East Side · Sunday: 10:00–17:00 · $30
  Five thousand years of art, from Egyptian temples to Impressionists, in the largest museum in the Americas.

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  Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum · Central Park & Upper East Side · Sunday: 10:30–17:30 · $30
  Frank Lloyd Wright's spiral rotunda, with modern and contemporary art along the ramp.

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  American Museum of Natural History · Upper West Side & Harlem · Sunday: 10:00–17:30 · $37
  Dinosaur skeletons, the blue whale model and the Hayden Planetarium, the museum of the Night at the Museum films.

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  McSorley's Old Ale House · Downtown & the Villages · Sunday: 12:00–23:59 · undefined
  The city's oldest Irish tavern (1854): sawdust floor, light or dark ale, nothing else.
• Other Half Brewing (Rockefeller Center) · Midtown · Sunday: 12:00–20:00 · undefined
  Taproom of the Brooklyn craft brewery known for its hazy IPAs, at the foot of Rockefeller Center; 21+ with ID.

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  Old Town Bar · Chelsea & Flatiron · Sunday: 11:30–23:59 · undefined
  Tavern from 1892 with a long wooden bar and tiled floor near Union Square, serving beer from lunchtime.

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  Pete's Tavern · Chelsea & Flatiron · Sunday: 12:00–23:59 · undefined
  Pub in Gramercy that claims to be the city's oldest continuously operating bar, open from late morning.

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  Jacques Torres Chocolate (DUMBO) · Brooklyn · Sunday: 09:00–19:00 · undefined
  Chocolate factory shop in DUMBO: watch the chocolate being made and taste the famous hot chocolate.
• Li-Lac Chocolates (West Village) · Downtown & the Villages · Sunday: 11:00–18:00 · undefined
  New York's oldest chocolate house (1923), hand-making fudge and chocolate in Greenwich Village.
• MarieBelle Cacao Bar (SoHo) · Downtown & the Villages · Sunday: 11:00–20:00 · undefined
  Chocolate shop and cacao bar in SoHo, known for hot chocolate and hand-painted chocolates.
• Kee's Chocolates (SoHo) · Downtown & the Villages · Sunday: 11:00–19:00 · undefined
  Small handmade-chocolate boutique in SoHo with a tasting counter and truffles.

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  Fifth Avenue · Midtown · Sunday: 10:00–19:00 · Free
  The world-famous shopping avenue between Rockefeller Center and Central Park, with flagship stores.

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  Macy's Herald Square · Midtown · Sunday: 11:00–20:00 · Free
  The world's largest department store (flagship since 1902), famous for the wooden escalators and the Thanksgiving parade.

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  Strand Bookstore · Downtown & the Villages · Sunday: 10:00–20:00 · Free
  Famous independent bookstore with "18 miles of books", new and used, near Union Square.

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  Brookfield Place · Lower Manhattan · Sunday: 11:00–18:00 · Free
  Upscale shopping and dining by the Hudson, with the glass-roofed Winter Garden and palm trees.

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  The Oculus (Westfield World Trade Center) · Lower Manhattan · Sunday: 10:00–20:00 · Free
  Santiago Calatrava's white winged transit hall with shops, free to walk through.

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  FAO Schwarz (Rockefeller Center) · Midtown · Sunday: 10:00–20:00 · Free
  Famous toy shop reopened at Rockefeller Center, with the giant floor piano.

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  Williamsburg (Bedford Avenue) · Brooklyn · Sunday: 11:00–19:00 · Free
  Brooklyn's trendiest strip: vintage shops, record stores, street art and cafés along Bedford Avenue.

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  Essex Market · Downtown & the Villages · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Lower East Side food hall in a modern building: pastries, cheese, dumplings, coffee and bagels.
• Eataly NYC Flatiron · Chelsea & Flatiron · Sunday: 07:00–23:00 · Free
  Large Italian market and food hall with counters for pasta, pizza, gelato and coffee, plus a rooftop.

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  Katz's Delicatessen · Downtown & the Villages · Sunday: 08:00–22:45 · undefined
  Lower East Side deli since 1888, famous for hand-carved pastrami sandwiches and the "When Harry Met Sally" table.

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  Time Out Market New York (DUMBO) · Brooklyn · Sunday: 08:00–22:00 · Free
  Food hall in DUMBO with 20 or so local vendors and a rooftop with a view of the Manhattan skyline.

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  Grand Central Market · Midtown · Sunday: 10:00–19:00 · Free
  Gourmet food stalls inside Grand Central: cheese, seafood, bakery and spices, a quick lunch under the arches.

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  Central Park Zoo · Central Park & Upper East Side · Sunday: 10:00–17:30 · $22.95
  Compact zoo in Central Park with sea lions, penguins, snow leopards and a rainforest hall.

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  Children's Museum of Manhattan · Upper West Side & Harlem · Sunday: 10:00–17:00 · $18
  Hands-on museum for children up to about 10, on the Upper West Side near the Natural History Museum.

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  New York Transit Museum · Brooklyn · Sunday: 10:00–16:00 · $15
  Museum in a decommissioned 1936 subway station, with vintage subway cars you can walk through.

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  SPYSCAPE · Midtown · Sunday: 10:00–20:00 · undefined
  Interactive spy museum with missions and challenges that test codebreaking and surveillance skills.

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  Roosevelt Island Tramway · Central Park & Upper East Side · Sunday: 06:00–23:59 · undefined
  Cable-car ride over the East River with views of the skyline, paid with a subway fare.

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  Trinity Church · Lower Manhattan · Sunday: 08:30–18:00 · Free
  Gothic Revival church at the head of Wall Street, with a free churchyard where Alexander Hamilton is buried.

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  African Burial Ground National Monument · Lower Manhattan · Sunday: 10:00–16:00 · Free
  Memorial and visitor center for the 17th–18th century burial ground of free and enslaved Africans.

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  Stone Street · Lower Manhattan · Sunday: 00:00–23:59 · Free
  Cobbled pedestrian street from the Dutch colonial era, lined with pubs and restaurants.

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  Little Island · Chelsea & Flatiron · Sunday: 06:00–23:00 · Free
  Floating park on tulip-shaped piers in the Hudson, with gardens and city views.

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  Brooklyn Heights Promenade · Brooklyn · Sunday: 00:00–23:59 · Free
  Elevated waterfront walkway with one of the best free views of the Manhattan skyline.

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  The Frick Collection · Central Park & Upper East Side · Sunday: 10:30–17:30 · $30
  Old masters in a Gilded Age mansion on Fifth Avenue, reopened in 2025 after renovation.

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  Museum of the City of New York · Central Park & Upper East Side · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · $23
  Exhibitions on the city's history, photography and design, on Museum Mile at 103rd Street.

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  Tenement Museum · Downtown & the Villages · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · undefined
  Guided tours through restored apartments of immigrant families on the Lower East Side.

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  The Morgan Library & Museum · Midtown · Sunday: 10:30–17:00 · undefined
  J. P. Morgan's private library with gilded study, manuscripts and rotating exhibitions.

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  Cathedral of St. John the Divine · Upper West Side & Harlem · Sunday: 09:00–17:00 · undefined
  One of the world's largest cathedrals, still unfinished, with huge stained-glass windows and a famous peace fountain.

Sunday markets

• Smorgasburg Prospect Park · 11:00–18:00
• Smorgasburg Central Park · 12:00–20:00
• Brooklyn Flea DUMBO · 10:00–17:00
• Grand Bazaar NYC · 10:00–17:30
• Essex Market · 10:00–18:00
• Artists & Fleas Chelsea Market · 11:00–19:00
• Artists & Fleas Williamsburg · 11:00–19:00
• Winter Village at Bryant Park (holiday shops) · 10:00–20:00
• Union Square Holiday Market · 11:00–19:00
• Grand Central Holiday Fair · 11:00–18:00

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