Hidden gems - Tourist Attractions in New York, United States not to miss (Updated December, 2023)

Hidden gems: Tourist Attractions in New York

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in New York. This list contains 217 places from Tourist Attractions category.

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Joint Motion Physical Therapy

Physical therapy clinic

👍👍 Joint Motion is an outstanding physical therapy facility. I recently finished treatment at Joint Motion for a shoulder injury that was causing a lot of pain and discomfort. By the time I finished treatment with Tristan, John and Mark, my range of motion was back to normal and the pain was relieved....

5.00 (114 reviews) (~40.03 km from centre)

Experience NYC

Tour operator

👍👍 Loved it, John has fantastic charisma for a tour guide, made it totally memorable. Thanks! 😁

5.00 (87 reviews) (~3.11 km from centre)

NYC Bus Rental

Bus charter

5.00 (25 reviews) (~10.38 km from centre)

New York Carl

Tourist attraction

👍👍 it was a kind of... warm?? 10/10 experience

5.00 (21 reviews) (~5.89 km from centre)

Questing NY

Tourist attraction

👍👍 If you’re looking for a fun way to explore NYC — finding oft overlooked city specifics — a Questing scavenger hunt is for you! My daughter and I followed clever clues (with the exact right level of difficulty) around FiDi and South Street Seaport areas of Manhattan. It was challenging, fun and inf...

5.00 (19 reviews) (~9.82 km from centre)

Luxury Bus Rental

Transportation service

5.00 (8 reviews) (~1.44 km from centre)

Lights for Life

Tourist attraction

👍👍 A few points. I went as a neighbor and a hospital employee and I am Jewish. That said, the place is beautiful. They both put a lot into it and it shows. While it is free to see it, any donations are sent to SIUH. Shows you where these people's heart are. Special people. I can't comment on any reli...

4.90 (144 reviews) (~35.68 km from centre)

Cathedral of the Incarnation

Episcopal church

👍👍 I just wanna say I can’t comment at all on the level of their religiousness and the quality of how they dish it out their sermons… it is a magnificent structure and I used it as a back drop for pictures for my motorcycle. What I can say is they were all super friendly and A OK with me being on the p...

4.90 (140 reviews) (~27.82 km from centre)

Big Apple Jazz Tours

Sightseeing tour agency

👍👍 One outstanding jazz tour with Gordon! Highly recommended when you are in the Big Apple. Gordon knows so much about jazz, he is a part of the community, he takes you off the beaten path to see the real NY jazz scene. Excellent on so many levels. 🫶

4.90 (137 reviews) (~32.99 km from centre)

20th Century Cycles

Motorcycle shop

👍👍 Beautiful collection of bikes and well worth a walk around if you're in the area. I hadn't read up much on the place before taking a stroll through and was made to feel very welcome. There's no entrance fee and not much in the way of souvenirs (a few baseball caps and t-shirts). I saw one guy cleani...

4.90 (113 reviews) (~37.16 km from centre)

Harbor View Lawn

Park

👍👍 A nice green patch with inclination and a nice view. Conveniently located next to the ferry, at the end of Pier One on Brooklyn Bridge Park

4.90 (110 reviews) (~10.28 km from centre)

The United House of Prayer for All People

Church

👍👍 Little known Soul Food Kitchen in Harlem. Owned and manage by the Church. All your soul food favorites are here Only real good comfort food like your Grandma used to make sold here. Sweet potato 🥧 pie and peach cobbler too. Look for the banner outside if it's there it means that the Kitchen is open...

4.90 (95 reviews) (~2.35 km from centre)

Camellia House, Planting Fields Arboretum

Botanical garden

👍 You can visit Planting Field Arboretum for free before March. Green house is currently open with tea flowers blooming. It is a nice park for a weekend gateway.

4.90 (68 reviews) (~34.94 km from centre)

Big River Barn Rescue Inc.

Horseback riding service

4.90 (62 reviews) (~35.6 km from centre)

Undercliff Picnic Area

Picnic ground

👍👍 Absolutely beautiful I can't wait to go back

4.90 (55 reviews) (~10.98 km from centre)

Bike Tours Central Park

Tour agency

👍👍 Bike Tours Central Park was awesome! We only had a few hours in the city and chose to do a bike tour to learn about the park rather than just wander through. Because our time was limited, Tony managed to move it along without us feeling rushed. It was worth the VIP experience and I will recommend...

4.90 (53 reviews) (~3.22 km from centre)

Gotcha Bed Bug Inspectors

Pest control service

👍👍 This morning I received a frantic call from my daughter who recently moved to NYC stating she just saw a bed bug crawl across her while lying in bed. Over the last month she had what she thought were hives and even after considering possible bedbugs and continuous mattress checks nothing was found s...

4.90 (50 reviews) (~36.12 km from centre)

Wild Birds Unlimited

Hobby store

Retail store stocking supplies for feeding & observing birds, including bird baths & binoculars.

$$$ $

4.90 (46 reviews) (~38.57 km from centre)

O'Hara Nature Center

Park

👍👍 Nice place to hike. Well maintained but confusing trail marks. Went on a weekday and was surprised at how quiet the trail was. Only two person on the entire trail.

4.90 (39 reviews) (~29.62 km from centre)

Pratt Institute Sculpture Park

Museum

👍👍 Very interesting and historical some very unique pieces

4.90 (34 reviews) (~11 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Tourist Attractions in New York, United States