Cathedral Church of St John the Divine
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
New York’s most impressive house of worship is a towering monument that looks like it's straight out of medieval Europe. Built in a mix of styles – with…
Must-see attractions in Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
On a hilltop overlooking the Hudson River, the Cloisters is a curious architectural jigsaw, its many parts made up of various European monasteries and…
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Harlem & Upper Manhattan
The Apollo is an intrinsic part of Harlem history and culture. A leading space for concerts and political rallies since 1914, its venerable stage hosted…
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Harlem & Upper Manhattan
A raucous, soulful affair, the superb Sunday gospel services here are the city’s most famous. You’ll need to arrive at least an hour before the service to…
General Ulysses S Grant National Memorial
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Popularly known as Grant’s Tomb (‘Who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb?’ ‘Who?’ ‘Grant, stupid!’ goes a classic joke), this landmark holds the remains of Civil…
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
This small cultural gem has been exhibiting the works of African American artists for more than four decades. While its rotating exhibition program is…
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
This Federal-style retreat belonged to Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, who owned a 32-acre country estate here in the early 1800s. Unfortunately,…
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Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Founded in Lower Manhattan in 1754 as King’s College, the oldest university in New York is now one of the world’s premier research institutions. In 1897…
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Harlem & Upper Manhattan
When completed in 1916, this brick beaux-arts giant was Washington Heights’ first luxury apartment complex, with a concierge, a separate workers' entrance…
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Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Bienvenido to one of New York’s premier Latino cultural institutions, with thoughtful rotating exhibitions that span all media, from painting and…
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Harlem & Upper Manhattan
On a far-flung playground in Harlem, you'll find the bright orange Crack Is Wack mural painted by pop graffiti artist Keith Haring. The anti-drug-themed…
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Harlem & Upper Manhattan
This imposing neo-Gothic beauty was built by the Rockefeller family in 1930. While the sparseness of the interior evokes an Italian Gothic style, the…
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Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Also known as the St Nicholas Historic District, these streets were the darling of Harlem’s elite in the 1920s. The graceful row houses and apartments,…
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Harlem & Upper Manhattan
This 196-acre oasis contains the last natural forest and salt marsh in Manhattan and evidence suggests the land was used by Native Americans in the 17th…
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Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Built in 1765 as a country retreat for Roger and Mary Morris, this columned mansion is the oldest house in Manhattan. It is also famous for having briefly…
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Harlem & Upper Manhattan
This small, Smithsonian-affiliated museum is a passionate love letter to the golden era of jazz in Harlem. From the 1930s to 1960s, the neighborhood was a…
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Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Built in 1784 on a 28-acre farm, the Dyckman House is Manhattan’s lone surviving Dutch farmhouse. Excavations of the property have turned up valuable…
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
The nation’s largest collection of documents, rare books and photographs relating to the African American experience resides at this scholarly center run…
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Harlem & Upper Manhattan
The wooden houses on storybook Sylvan Terrace – resplendent with their high narrow stoops, dentiled canopies and boldly paneled wooden doors – constitute…
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Hamilton Heights Historic District
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Two parallel streets in Hamilton Heights – Convent Ave and Hamilton Tce – contain a landmark stretch of historic limestone and brownstone town houses from…
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Harlem & Upper Manhattan
A lovely Gothic-style church offering traditional Baptist services since the 1940s. Morning congregations are fairly dressy.
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Harlem & Upper Manhattan
A modern Harlem church, founded in 1932, that welcomes visitors to Sunday services.
Hispanic Society of America Museum & Library
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Housed in a beaux-arts structure that naturalist John James Audubon once called home, this treasure contains the largest collection of 19th-century…
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Harlem & Upper Manhattan
This semi-enclosed market is a little slice of West Africa in Harlem. You'll find leather goods, wood carvings, textiles, woven baskets, oils, drums,…
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Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Along 10 to 18 Jumel Terrace stands a row of town houses, designed in the 1890s by the renowned architect Henri Fouchaux. At No 16 lived prolific…
