The High Line in NYC: Your guide to New York City's elevated park
Find the best things to do near the High Line in New York City, plus the best events happening on the elevated park.
Fri Apr 26 2013
There are few places more pleasant than the High Line in NYC on a sunny afternoon. This elevated park is one of Manhattan’s most popular destinations, and it isn’t hard to see why. A rail track that went out of use in 1980, the High Line was resurrected as a 1.45-mile-long green space in 2009, running from the Meatpacking District to the northern edge of Chelsea. Today it’s an urbanite’s playground planted with wildflowers and grasses, offering walkers a panorama of the bustle below that makes the park simultaneously removed from the city and an inextricable part of it. Check out our guide for the best events, public art, food and drink offerings, and things to do on and around this airy strip of West Side heaven.
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Photograph: Courtesy Charles Mar
Charles Mary Kubricht, Alive-ness?Proposal for Adaptation, The High Line, The Lot
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The High Line
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Photograph: Michael Kirby
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Photo by Michael Kirby
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Photo by Michael Kirby
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Photo by Michael Kirby
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Photograph: Kayla Rice
JR, Brandon Many Ribs, Standing Rock Reservation, North Dakota
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Photograph: Ilenia Martini
The High Line, section two
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Photograph: Ilenia Martini
The High Line, section two
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Photograph: Jenna Scherer
Times Square Kiss, Eduardo Kobra, 2012
High Line information
The High Line
- Critics choice
- Free
Opened in 2009, this highly anticipated outdoor park sits on the elevated infrastructure built on Manhattan's West Side in the 1930s. Today, sumptuous gardens and outdoor sculpture adorn this magnificent walkway, which is also an excellent place to enjoy a view of the Hudson River.
- Washington St at Gansevoort St
Things to do on the High Line
"Busted"
- Free
- The High Line Washington St at Gansevoort St, to Tenth Ave at 30th St
- Wed May 22 - Wed Sep 18
- The High Line Washington St at Gansevoort St, to Tenth Ave at 30th St
- Thu May 23 - Sat Jul 13
Tuesday Tours
- Critics choice
- Free
- The High Line Washington St at Gansevoort St, to Tenth Ave at 30th St
- Tue May 28 - Tue Sep 24
Stargazing on the High Line
- Critics choice
- Free
- The High Line Washington St at Gansevoort St, to Tenth Ave at 30th St
- Tue May 28 - Tue Oct 29
Attractions near the High Line
Hudson River Park
- Rated as: 4/5
- Critics choice
- Free
- Battery Park City to 59th St at West Side Hwy
Things to do near the High Line
Restaurants near the High Line
Fuel up before you amble along the green space---or fill your belly after a day of exploration.
Bars near the High Line
- Critics choice
After you've seen the park, unwind at one of these watering holes.
Entertainment near the High Line
- Critics choice
After sunning yourself on the elevated park, partake in some culture at these hot spots.
The High Line in photos
Historical High Line photos
Browse images of the city's first elevated park, from the '30s through tomorrow.
Section two of the High Line opening (2011)
See images from opening day of the High Line's second section in 2011.
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