Grid Guessr NYC
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About Grid Guessr
A daily game for everyone who loves maps and New York City.
Grid Guessr NYC is a free daily NYC map game: every day you get five New York City places (street corners, landmarks, subway stations and spots where something used to stand) and tap where you think each one is on a map with no street names. Each day has a theme picked by a New York tour guide, so it doubles as NYC trivia, with a short story about every place you guess. It's a quick daily geography puzzle you play in your browser, with no account and no download.
How it works
Every day, we choose 5 places around New York City that players must guess the location of. Each day has a theme and locations include cross streets, landmarks, buildings, and subway stations.
After every tap you see how close you were and a short story about the place. When you finish, you'll see how the five locations fit together.
Scoring
Rounds get harder (and more valuable) as the day goes on — 100, 100, 200, 300, then 300 points — so a perfect day is 1,000. Challenge your friends to beat your score!
Where the stories come from
I'm a history nerd and NYC tour guide that loves maps. Each day, locations are hand picked to bring together notable locations that tell the story of this beautiful city and the people who helped make it the wild, weird and endlessly engaging place that it is. Questions, corrections and suggestions are welcome on the ideas page. (This page is still a work in progress, stay tuned!)
Questions
What is Grid Guessr NYC?
A free daily map game about New York City. Each day you get five NYC places, like a street corner, a landmark, a subway station or a spot where something used to stand, and tap where you think each one is on a map with no labels.
Is there a game like GeoGuessr just for New York City?
Yes, Grid Guessr NYC. Instead of dropping you into Street View, it gives you the name of a New York place and you find it on an unlabeled map. It's inspired by the daily map game MapTap, but it's all NYC and each day is themed.
How does scoring work?
Rounds get harder and are worth more as the day goes on: 100, 100, 200, 300 and 300 points, so a perfect day is 1,000. The closer your tap, the more points you get.
Do I need to know NYC well to play? Is it good for tourists?
Grid Guessr is great for everyone, whether you've yet to plan your first trip to the concrete jungle or you're a seasoned local! Early rounds are usually a street corner or subway stop, which you can often place from the grid even if you don't know the exact spot. Later rounds get into specific buildings and historical sites that take more local knowledge. Either way, after every guess you see where it really was, with a short story about it.
Is it free? Do I need an account?
It's free, with no account and no email. It runs in your web browser on phone or computer.
Support the game
If you enjoy playing, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi.
Privacy
No accounts, no email required to play. We keep an anonymous count of visits and how many people finish a full day's puzzle, tied to a random id stored only in your browser — never your name, email, or anything that identifies you.
Credits
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, served by OpenFreeMap with OpenMapTiles styling, and drawn with MapLibre GL JS.