Your Ultimate Self-Guided Tour Of Gossip Girl’s Iconic NYC Film Locations

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Ready to put on your best Blair Waldorf headband and channel your inner Serena van der Woodsen? If you’re a die-hard Gossip Girl fan, then you’re going to want to check out the iconic film locations in New York City, the setting of this sizzling TV drama.

There are many tours that take you to the set of each scandalous episode, but if you’d rather save your money and take your time reenacting scenes, then you can opt for a self-guided Gossip Girl tour of New York City instead.

My teen daughter, Kalyra (avid Gossip Girl fan) and I recently visited NYC for a long weekend, and a self-guided Gossip Girl tour was on her list of things to do. I’ve watched the show before and enjoyed it. While not as big a fan as here, I enjoyed scouting out the filming locations, with the highlight being our Lotte Palace Hotel surprise!

From Serena’s residence to the haunting grounds of the high society elite, there are plenty of places in New York City where you can see where the drama of the Upper East Side happened. 

About This Self-Guided Tour of Gossip Girl Film Locations

We’ve visited NYC so many times, we’ve ticked off the main attractions and are always looking for more unique experiences to do. That’s why on our last visit to the Big Apple, Kalyra and I decided to hit off the Gossip Girl film locations on a self-guided basis.

There are many tours of Gossip Girl’s locations in NYC, but since we’re huge fans of the show and have seen every episode, we didn’t feel there was much to gain from a tour and decided to do it ourselves. Plus, we wanted to have more time to take photos and enjoy the experience.

So, we’ve put together this itinerary of Gossip Girl’s locations so you can do a self-guided tour without forking out for a guide. Below I’ve listed several of the most iconic locations, in order of proximity, making it easy for you to navigate around the city.

Most of these locations are within walking distance of each other, with only two stops we’d recommend taking the subway between. If you walk to each stop, in total you will be doing roughly 8.5 miles (13.6 km) of walking, so it’s best to wear comfortable shoes and stop for breaks.

I would say this itinerary would take a full day to complete, as there are lots of…