Greenwich Village
A self-guided audio walking tour of New York, United States
This self-guided audio walking tour of Greenwich Village in New York, United States covers 10 narrated stops over roughly 60 minutes and about 3.5 km on foot. Press play in the PodWalk app and each stop is narrated automatically as you arrive — walk at your own pace, online or fully offline. The route runs from Stonewall Inn to Greenwich House. Expect a focus on history and hidden gems.
Download free, then play this walk in New York — narration starts automatically at each stop, online or off.
The route, stop by stop
Stonewall Inn
June 1969. A bar that wasn't supposed to exist, serving people the city had decided shouldn't…
Sevilla (restaurant)
Some places earn their reputation quietly, over decades, without ever asking to be…
Jane Jakons Plaque
In 1947, a writer moved into a rowhouse on this block and began paying attention to something most planners refused to see: that streets like this one were already…
Boomer's
On a weeknight in the early 1970s, Cedar Walton sat down at a piano inside this building and played a set that someone thought worth preserving — not for posterity, exactly, but because the music was that…
Grove Street Playhouse
Seven years. That's how long the Grove Street Playhouse held its ground here before the building moved on to something…
San Remo Cafe
A small plaque on the wall. That's all that's left of forty-two…
Washington Square Park
The arch at the north end of this park was built to be seen from a distance — a triumphal statement, permanent and official, planted in the middle of a neighborhood that had spent decades making its claims without…
Jefferson Market Library
A courthouse that became a library. That's the kind of quiet transformation the city specializes in — changing what a space is for without quite changing who it…
West 4th Street Courts
Listen. That sound — sneakers, chain-link, the sharp slap of a ball on asphalt — that's The Cage doing what it's always…
Greenwich House
Before there were marches, there were rooms. Rooms where someone decided that belonging was not a gift the city would hand you — it had to be built, deliberately, from the ground…
These are the opening lines of each stop. The full narration — and the audio — plays in the app.
Greenwich Village walking tour — good to know
- How long is the Greenwich Village walking tour?
- About 60 minutes on foot, covering 10 stops over 3.5 km. You can pause and pick it back up whenever you like.
- What does the Greenwich Village audio tour cover?
- 10 narrated stops, beginning at Stonewall Inn and ending at Greenwich House. Each one plays automatically as you reach it.
- Do I need an internet connection or mobile data?
- No. Download the walk once in the PodWalk app and the narration plays fully offline — handy while roaming in United States. GPS triggers each stop as you arrive.
- Is the Greenwich Village audio tour free?
- Your first walk on PodWalk is free. After that, walks come through one-time passes from $2.99 — there's no subscription and nothing auto-renews.
- Can I do the tour at my own pace?
- Yes. There's no guide and no schedule — start when you want, linger as long as you like, and the next stop plays automatically when you get there.