Best Sightseeing in Greenwich Village: NYU campus, Bleecker Street, SATC hotspots, West 4th Street

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Greenwich Village is like a small town within the huge, bustling metropolis of New York City. This is the place where locals gather to eat, drink and have fun. Tourists don´t usually find themselves down in the Village, but it is definitely worth the trip. It is easy to spend a day strolling down the pretty streets, stopping in whichever cafes and stores interest you. You never have to compete with the crowds to see the best attractions. However, it is important to plan and have a map before setting out to explore Greenwich Village. Here are some attractions you will want to see:

• The New York University campus: NYU is a huge school with thousands of students, and the entire campus is located in the Village. NYU´s buildings are mostly in the area surrounding Washington Square Park. The Law School´s building is especially gorgeous. You´ll feel like an undergrad as you walk by the dorm buildings which are constantly full of life. New York University helps keep the spirit of Greenwich Village alive.

• Bleecker Street: Bleecker street is perhaps best known today as the Greenwich Village nightclub district. Bars, lounges, and pubs line the street. Some are open until past four in the morning. This is one street in Manhattan that certainly never sleeps. Music venue Café Wha? is the most famous bar on this street. The street was once a major center for American bohemia, and parts of this still remain today.

• Sex and the City Hotspots: Many scenes of this famous show were filmed in the Village. You can see many of the restaurants and bars that Carrie Bradshaw frequented just by walking around the Village. You´ll feel like a cast member after a stroll down these streets.

• West 4th Street: Because of the historic designation of the Village, it retains original crisscrossing streets that can be confusing. One of these gorgeous diagonal running streets is West 4th street. A visit to the West Village should definitely include a stroll down this quaint and quiet street. One place you will want to check out on West 4th street is Karavas Place, a Greek diner with a bar downstairs. If you want to meet some locals and not just other tourists, this is the place to go.

Greenwich Village can be a confusing place for a tourist, but it is really the best place to find one of the best New York City Tours. If you really want to experience Greenwich Village, you need to get off the bus and take a Greenwich Village Walking Tour. If you want to see the magic of Greenwich Village, you need to see it at night when it comes alive – when students flock to the best nightlife in the bars of Greenwich Village. If you are not from New York, the best ways to see these bars in a fun, social way, is on a Greenwich Village Pub Crawl. Uncle Sam´s New York offers daily walking tours of Greenwich Village, as well as an evening pub crawl at the West Village on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, year round. They also offer a free New York City Travel guide to help you plan your trip to New York City, with valuable advice from the best travel experts in New York City.

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