Learn how to navigate Manhattan with this compact grid explanation.
Check out the How it Became Manhattan course at https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/how-it-became-manhattan?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=manhattans-grid-explained
Manhattan is one of the most intriguing cities in the world, but its street grid often confuses visitors. This short video lays out how the map of Manhattan NYC works, and will get you oriented to the key regions of the city, like lower Manhattan, the Upper East Side, or the Financial District.
We’d love to hear from you which maps and what cities you’d like to see explained, so leave a comment below!
Make sure to subscribe to the channel to learn how to travel smarter.
===== KEY MOMENTS =====
0:47 - Map Orientation
1:50 - Financial District
1:58 - Midtown Manhattan
2:09 - Upper East & Upper West Sides
2:19 - Harlem
2:28 - Avenues
3:38 - Lettered Avenues (Alphabet City)
3:54 - Streets
5:11 - Exceptions
6:58 - Broadway
===== FOLLOW ON SOCIAL =====
Bright Trip Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/brighttrip.com/signup-form
Bright Trip on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bright.trip/
Bright Trip on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/brighttriptravel/
Bright Trip on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrightTripTeam
Bright Trip on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trip_bright
===== ABOUT BRIGHT TRIP =====
Bright Trip creates video-based travel courses to help you travel smarter. From our location courses that visually demystify places like Tokyo, London, Costa Rica, or Cape Town to our skills courses that cover how to travel solo, with kids, or how to document your travels more effectively and efficiently - each course is created by real travelers, like you, and aims to create a community of curious travelers that are eager to travel smarter.
#manhattan #travelguide #brighttrip #travelsmarter