Broadway
Photo: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Broadway is one of the most famous streets in New York City if not the world. Most people think of it as a street in Manhattan past skyscrapers, the theater and Times Square, but there's more to it; Broadway continues into the Bronx and Westchester County all the way to Sleepy Hollow and has a length of about 33 miles or 53 km.
UnderstandBroadway is a road with a history reaching back to pre-Columbian times.
PrepareOur New York City article has plenty of useful information for this trip; from what kind of weather you could expect at different times of the year, to how to use public transit and safety advice.
Get in and aroundThis can be a bit challenging if you literally want to travel along the Broadway from end to end.
GoMany of New York's most famous attractions are on Broadway, and a few others are just a couple of blocks away - these are marked by reddish brown markers.
Go nextS. Route 9 across northeastern New York state all the way to the Canadian border. By public bus you can explore nearby towns around Westchester County.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Broadway" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons