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Morningside Heights, Manhattan: the Gothamly guide
Hand-picked by Gothamly and checked against each place’s own site. Nobody paid to be here.
- Daily
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Ave at 112th · the vast, still-unfinished cathedral · sightseeing ticket, free to enter for prayer
- Wed–Sun
Riverside Church Tower
490 Riverside Dr · up 20 floors and 145 steps past the 74-bell carillon to an open-air view · ages 12+, book ahead
- Wed–Sun
Grant’s Tomb
Riverside Dr at 122nd · the General Grant National Memorial, run by the National Park Service · free, 10–4
- Daily
Columbia University
Enter at 116th & Broadway · walk College Walk to Low Library’s steps and Alma Mater; campus access can be limited at times
- Show nights
Miller Theatre
2960 Broadway at 116th · Columbia’s new-music stage · free Tuesday 6 PM Pop-Up Concerts
- Daily
The Hungarian Pastry Shop
1030 Amsterdam Ave · the writers’ café since 1961, facing the cathedral — pastry, coffee and a long sit
- Daily
Morningside Park
W 110th–123rd · Olmsted & Vaux’s park climbing the cliff that named the neighborhood
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