What's Upper West Side like?
Visitors really like Upper West Side, especially its museums, shops and riverfront access. Take time to enjoy the neighbourhood's theatre scene and selection of restaurants. Nature lovers can explore top areas such as Central Park. Other popular sights worth a visit include Columbus Circle.
How to get to Upper West Side
Flying to:
- New York, NY (NYS-Skyports Seaplane Base), 3.6 mi (5.7 km) from Upper West Side
- LaGuardia Airport (LGA), 5.5 mi (8.8 km) from Upper West Side
- Teterboro, NJ (TEB), 6.6 mi (10.7 km) from Upper West Side
Getting to Upper West Side on the metro
Stations in the neighbourhood include:
- 86 St. Station (Broadway)
- 79 St. Station
- 86 St. Station (Central Park West)
Things to see and do in and around Upper West Side
What to see in Upper West Side
- Central Park
- Columbus Circle
- Columbia University
- The Dakota
- West 71st Street Historic District
Things to do in Upper West Side
- Beacon Theater
- Lincoln Center
- Metropolitan Opera House
- David H. Koch Theater
- The Bard Graduate Center
Other popular Upper West Side attractions
- Riverside Park
- West 59th Street Recreation Center
- Cathedral of St. John the Divine
- Zabar's
- New York Historical Society