Randal S. Olson · Optimal road trips
An optimized walking tour around NYC
Restored in 2026 with open data. Originally published March 25, 2015. Read the original post . Routes are recomputed on OpenStreetMap, so distances can differ from the original.
Stops 27one way
Distance 14 mi23 km
Time walking 4.6 hours4 h 37 min
Legs 26all on foot
The original post quoted 14 mi and 4.5 hours.
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Stops in order
1 American Museum of Natural History 0.9 mi (1.5 km), 18 min walking to 2. The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2 The Metropolitan Museum of Art 0.7 mi (1.1 km), 13 min walking to 3. The Frick Collection 3 The Frick Collection 0.9 mi (1.5 km), 18 min walking to 4. Central Park 4 Central Park 1.8 mi (2.9 km), 35 min walking to 5. The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) 5 The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) 0.3 mi (0.5 km), 7 min walking to 6. St. Patrick's Cathedral 6 St. Patrick's Cathedral 0.2 mi (0.3 km), 3 min walking to 7. Rockefeller Center 7 Rockefeller Center 0.1 mi (0.2 km), 2 min walking to 8. Radio City Music Hall 8 Radio City Music Hall 0.4 mi (0.7 km), 8 min walking to 9. Theater District 9 Theater District 0.1 mi (0.2 km), 2 min walking to 10. Times Square 10 Times Square 0.5 mi (0.8 km), 9 min walking to 11. Bryant Park 11 Bryant Park 0.3 mi (0.5 km), 6 min walking to 12. New York Public Library 12 New York Public Library 0.4 mi (0.7 km), 8 min walking to 13. Chrysler Building 13 Chrysler Building 0.1 mi (0.2 km), 3 min walking to 14. Grand Central Terminal 14 Grand Central Terminal 0.4 mi (0.7 km), 8 min walking to 15. The Morgan Library & Museum 15 The Morgan Library & Museum 0.3 mi (0.5 km), 6 min walking to 16. Empire State Building Observation Deck 16 Empire State Building Observation Deck 0.6 mi (1 km), 12 min walking to 17. Madison Square Garden 17 Madison Square Garden 0.8 mi (1.3 km), 16 min walking to 18. The High Line 18 The High Line 0.5 mi (0.8 km), 10 min walking to 19. Chelsea Market 19 Chelsea Market 0.2 mi (0.3 km), 4 min walking to 20. Ground Zero Museum Workshop 20 Ground Zero Museum Workshop 0.7 mi (1.1 km), 13 min walking to 21. Greenwich Village 21 Greenwich Village 0.4 mi (0.6 km), 7 min walking to 22. Washington Square Park 22 Washington Square Park 0.7 mi (1.1 km), 14 min walking to 23. SoHo 23 SoHo 0.7 mi (1.1 km), 14 min walking to 24. Tenement Museum 24 Tenement Museum 1.3 mi (2.1 km), 25 min walking to 25. St. Paul's Chapel 25 St. Paul's Chapel 0.3 mi (0.5 km), 6 min walking to 26. The National September 11 Memorial & Museum 26 The National September 11 Memorial & Museum 0.7 mi (1.1 km), 13 min walking to 27. Liberty Island Ferry 27 Liberty Island Ferry Final stop