Inwood

Worth seeing in and around Inwood

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Columbia University

   Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1754 as King's College by royal charter under George II of Great Britain on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, it is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest in the United States.

   7.4 km · private university in New York City, New York, US · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

   The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum at 1071 Fifth Avenue between 88th and 89th Streets on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It hosts a permanent collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions throughout the year.

   9.8 km · art museum in New York, New York · Wikipedia
3. 03
   George Washington Bridge

   The George Washington Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River, connecting Fort Lee in Bergen County, New Jersey, with the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It is named after George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the country's first president.

   3.1 km · bridge in New York City · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Bronx Zoo

   The Bronx Zoo is a zoo within Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. It is one of the largest zoos in the United States by area and the largest metropolitan zoo, comprising 265 acres of park lands and naturalistic habitats separated by the Bronx River.

   4.1 km · metropolitan zoo in the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Yankee Stadium

   Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the Bronx, New York City. It is the home field of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.

   4.2 km · baseball stadium in the Bronx, New York City, USA · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Fordham University

   Fordham University is a private Jesuit research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1841, it is named after the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, in which its original campus is located.

   3.1 km · private research university in New York City, USA · Wikipedia
7. 07
   City College of New York

   The City College of the City University of New York is a public research university within the City University of New York system in New York City. Founded in 1847, City College was the first free public institution of higher education in the United States, although in modern times it charges tuition.

   5.8 km · senior college of the City University of New York · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Barnard College

   Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college in New York City, New York, United States. It is affiliated with Columbia University and was founded in 1889 by a group of women led by young student activist Annie Nathan Meyer, who petitioned Columbia University's trustees to create an affiliated college named after university president Frederick A. P. Barnard.

   7.3 km · private women's liberal arts college in the United States · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Yeshiva University

   Yeshiva University is a private university with four campuses in New York City, United States. The university's undergraduate schools—Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, and Sy Syms School of Business—offer a dual curriculum inspired by Modern–Centrist–Orthodox Judaism's hashkafa of Torah Umadda, which synthesizes a secular academic education with the study of the Torah.

   1.9 km · private university in New York City · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Cathedral of St. John the Divine

    The Cathedral of St. John the Divine (sometimes referred to as St.

    7.8 km · cathedral in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. · Wikipedia

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