From Brooklyn lofts to Fifth Avenue penthouses, Gossip Girl turns New York City into its most glamorous character. Test how well you know the real and fictional locations behind the show.
In the pilot episode, Serena is first seen returning to New York at which iconic transit hub?
JFK Airport
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Port Authority Bus Terminal
Which museum’s front steps serve as Blair Waldorf’s preferred lunchtime throne with her friends?
The Museum of Modern Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The American Museum of Natural History
The Guggenheim Museum
The Humphrey family loft is located in which New York borough in the series?
Brooklyn
Staten Island
The Bronx
Queens
Chuck Bass eventually owns which hotel that becomes one of his main bases of power?
The Plaza Hotel
The Palace Hotel
The Empire Hotel
The Waldorf Astoria
For much of the early seasons, Serena and Lily live in which luxurious building on the Upper East Side?
The New York Public Library
The Palace Hotel
The Empire State Building
The Ansonia
Constance Billard School for Girls and St. Jude’s School for Boys are located in which Manhattan neighborhood?
Upper West Side
Harlem
Upper East Side
Greenwich Village
What kind of venue is the site of many Gossip Girl society benefits and fashion shows hosted by Eleanor Waldorf?
A Queens convention center
A Brooklyn warehouse
An off-Broadway theater
Her Upper East Side penthouse
Which iconic New York park is the setting for many scenes, including Chuck and Blair’s important moments?
Riverside Park
Bryant Park
Prospect Park
Central Park
Which neighborhood is most associated with the van der Woodsen and Waldorf families in the show?
Upper East Side
DUMBO
SoHo
Chelsea
Nate Archibald eventually works in media at a publication headquartered in which city?
Boston
Los Angeles
Chicago
New York City
Starter
You can spot a few key Gossip Girl locations, but there is still more of Manhattan and Brooklyn to map out.
Solid
Well done. You clearly recognize many of the show’s most famous New York backdrops.
Expert!
You know Gossip Girl’s New York almost as well as the characters who rule it.
Revisiting Gossip Girl’s locations, from Grand Central to the Met steps, is like walking through a stylish TV postcard of New York. A rewatch might inspire your next city stroll. Gossip Girl Trivia Quizzes
