5 places to start in Chelsea
The High Line
A park built on an old elevated freight line, running from Gansevoort Street up to 34th Street. Start at the south end and walk north with the afternoon sun behind you.
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Chelsea Market
This food hall fills the former Nabisco factory where the Oreo was first made. It gets packed at lunch, so mid-afternoon is easier.
Official site →Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dia Chelsea
Start a gallery walk at Dia's free space on West 22nd Street, then wander the blocks between 10th and 11th Avenues, where dozens more galleries cost nothing to enter.
Official site →Photo: Found5dollar, CC BY-SA 4.0
Little Island
The park on stilts over the Hudson at West 13th Street, with an amphitheater that hosts performances in summer.
Official site →Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim, CC BY 2.0
The Joyce Theater
New York's dedicated dance theater, on Eighth Avenue at 19th Street. Companies from around the world usually stay for a week or two.
Official site →Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 2.0Hotels in Chelsea
Staying over? These are the picks from our guide, Hotels in Chelsea, New York City: 4 top picks, and Dyme members see private rates on each. You can also browse every New York hotel guide or search hotels on Dyme.
Hotel Alameda, Highline
518 West 27th Street, New York
7.5343 reviews
4 min walk to 23rd St (C/E)Formerly known as Hotel Americano, this property rebranded as Hotel Alameda High Line and holds a 4-star rating with strong guest scores for its design-forward rooms and direct proximity to the High Line at 26th Street
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The High Line Hotel
180 Tenth Avenue, New York, New York, 10011, New York
8.6183 reviews
The hotel occupies a landmarked 1895 Gothic Revival building on the former General Theological Seminary campusthe preservation of the original structure reduces embodied carbon compared to new construction, and the property uses partial solar generation for common area lighting
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The Moore, New York City, a Member of Design Hotels
300 West 22nd Street
9.61,270 reviews
West 22nd Street between Eighth and Ninth puts you in the middle of Chelsea rather than on its edge, and guests rate The Moore higher than anything else here.
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The Hotel Chelsea
222 West 23rd Street, New York
9.81,276 reviews
4 min walk to 23rd St (1)Hotel Chelsea, the reopened and renovated version of the historic Chelsea Hotel at 222 W 23rd St, rounds out the list with a 4-star rating and a cultural history that no other property in the neighborhood can match, drawing guests who want a room with genuine character rather than a generic Manhattan hotel experience
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This weekend in Chelsea: October 2–4
143 things on: 19 exhibitions, 11 classes, 8 gigs and 11 free. Listed by day and start time.
Friday, October 2
DELIVERING GREATNESS: Sprayground x USPS Pop-Up ShopStreetwear x postal art pop-up.Art421 8th AveView listing →
ARTE MUSEUM: An Immersive Media Art ExhibitionImmersive nature art.Art62 Chelsea PiersFreeView listing →
Edge Sky-high YogaSky deck yoga & views.Games30 Hudson YardsView listing →
Happy Hour at Cull & PistolOyster bar & cocktails.Bar75 9th AveView listing →
Pioneers BarUnpretentious sports bar.Bar138 W 29th StView listing →Half-Priced Oyster Happy HourRaw bar & lobster counter.Food75 9th AveView listing →Saturday, October 3
Roy DeCarava: the sound i sawJazz-era photography.Art333 W 23rd StView listing →ARTE MUSEUM: An Immersive Media Art ExhibitionImmersive nature art.Art62 Chelsea PiersFreeView listing →
Family UnlimitedWeekend bowling & bites.Games60 Chelsea PiersFrom $23View listing →
A Night With Picasso - An Immersive Painting ExperienceSensory painting session.Class547 W 27th St #300View listing →
Oktoberfest Celebration with Dickson’s Farmstand MeatsCraft brews & artisanal sausages.Food75 9th AveView listing →Sunday, October 4
DELIVERING GREATNESS: Sprayground x USPS Pop-Up ShopStreetwear x postal art pop-up.Art421 8th AveView listing →ARTE MUSEUM: An Immersive Media Art ExhibitionImmersive nature art.Art62 Chelsea PiersFreeView listing →Family UnlimitedWeekend bowling & bites.Games60 Chelsea PiersFrom $23View listing →
Brunch With Monet- An Immersive Art ExperiencePaint, sip & get inspired.Class547 W 27th St #300View listing →On all weekend
No set start time for these, so go when it suits you.
Orly Cogan: Behind the Lens & Through the NeedleFeminist fiber art.Art508 W 26th St #4cView listing →
New York City Sunset Cocktail Cruise on Small YachtSunset cocktails & skyline.Tour62 Chelsea Piers Pier 62View listing →
New York City Live Jazz SailJazz on the water.Tour62 Chelsea PiersView listing →Listings by Outgoing, refreshed twice a day. Times and prices can change, so check the listing before you go.