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Ships dock at Manhattan Cruise Terminal. These are the stops worth your time, timed on foot from the terminal.

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Where ships dock

3 cruise terminals.

  • Manhattan Cruise Terminal
  • Cape Liberty Cruise Port (Bayonne)
  • Brooklyn Cruise Terminal

Walkable from the pier

Walk times from Manhattan Cruise Terminal.

  1. 4min

    Intrepid Museum

    Historic aircraft carrier museum steps from the Manhattan terminal

  2. 6min

    Afficionado Coffee Roasters

    Coffee roaster offering coffees from exclusive farms worldwide

  3. 7min

    Landmark Tavern

    Classic Old New York tavern dating back to 1868

  4. 8min

    White Noise Coffee Co.

    Specialty coffee shop in Hell's Kitchen

  5. 17min

    Gallaghers Steakhouse

    Historic Theater District steakhouse with hickory-charred meats

  6. 17min

    Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

    Premier campus for the Metropolitan Opera and New York Philharmonic

  7. 17min

    Per Se

    Thomas Keller's celebrated New American and French dining room

  8. 20min

    Times Square

    The buzzing neon-lit crossroads of the world

  9. 20min

    Le Bernardin

    Internationally acclaimed three-Michelin-star seafood temple

  10. 20min

    Astra Bike Rentals NYC

    Bicycle and e-bike rentals near Columbus Circle

  11. 23min

    Rockefeller Center

    Midtown Art Deco complex with observation decks and sunken plaza

  12. 24min

    FAO Schwarz

    Fabled experiential toy store at Rockefeller Plaza

  13. 24min

    MoMA

    World-leading modern and contemporary art museum

  14. 25min

    Bryant Park

    Lush Midtown green space behind the New York Public Library

  15. 27min

    Saint Patrick’s Cathedral

    Neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral on Fifth Avenue

  16. 28min

    The High Line

    Elevated freight rail line turned urban linear park

  17. 30min

    Empire State Building

    Iconic Art Deco skyscraper and skyline symbol

See all 49 stops in the planner

Hidden gems

Worth finding if you have an hour spare.

  1. 31min

    The Morgan Library & Museum

    Gilded Age financier's magnificent private library and museum

  2. 32min

    Argosy

    Six-story antiquarian bookshop established in 1925

  3. 43min

    Sable's Smoked Fish

    New York smoked fish and breakfast spot

  4. Ride

    McSorley's Old Ale House

    Manhattan's oldest continuously operating Irish saloon

  5. Ride

    Fraunces Tavern

    Revolutionary War tavern where George Washington bid farewell

More ports nearby: Philadelphia, New London, Block Island, Newport, Providence.