As someone else pointed out, it is a well-regarded school, especially for certain departments/schools like its law school, but there isn't much to see as far as sights go. There is Judson Memorial Church and Washington Square which kind of form the center of the campus, such as it is. The Washington Mews, a sort of alleyway that leads in... More

NYU is a good school to go to as a student but really not designed for tourists. We're not sure if they do proper tourist tours here but the only way we found for getting a tour is to pretend like we were prospective student. We didn't want to sit through the hour long info session so we just decided... More

This is a great environment and if you can "catch a show" in the park, all the better, sometimes singers, guitar players or a dancer can catch your eye. Just seeing all of the students walking around the campus and the little shops here and there, eateries will keep you busy in the NYU area. You might also be able... More

I would highly recommend people to take a tour of this great university in this great city. I am currently attending the NYU masters program for global affairs in the Woolworth building and the experience so far has been great.

It is huge and gorgeous. Marble floors and glass towers - it's like a crystal spaceship.

Washington Square is pretty amazing any time of the day, and the shear size of the university is breathtaking, it occupies a large part of the city and its enormity is something to behold. Would i go out of my way to see it? I would definitely return to Washington Square and the University Buildings go hand in hand!