5. Elizabeth Street Garden, SoHo

The Elizabeth Street Garden is a true Soho surprise! Located on Elizabeth Street between Prince and Spring Street, this garden was unthinkably on the verge of demise until the community rallied to have it saved. The only truly green space in the neighborhood, come to contemplate the doric columns made of stone, the varied scuplture, and stay for the respite it offers from the neighborhood otherwise laden with restaurants and high end boutiques. JR, famed street artist, also organized a mural in this space last year.