Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal

A must see part of Grand Central - if you’re a tourist that is! The beautiful ceilings also have a fascinating feature…

If you and a friend stand in opposite corners, facing into the corner, and talk quietly, the sound will travel up and over the ceiling to the other person, as if by magic! You can have secret conversations, even if the room is really busy.

It does get quite busy in there at peak times, so expect to wait a few minutes to “have a go”!!

Visit a location where iconic pictures were made. Also good food options and a famous oyster bar. Beautiful structure and a really good place to hang out a little bit.

It's definitely worth visiting this place. The main terminal in town

Hahah I spent almost ten minutes roaming around, dragging my partner in the grand central to find it so I can show him. The facial expressions were worth it. This place is literally the dome-like space in front of the oyster restaurant. So if you enter through the ground level, go look for any sign leading you to the dining level, and find where the door of “oyster restaurant”. When you stand at one corner and whisper to the wall, people at the diagonal corner can hear it very well (i don’t know if all four corners can hear at once so if you decide to share your darkest secrets make sure there’re not other groups of people using it)

This is the one of my favorite hidden jam in New York City. You definitely should come here. And see the magic

We're here to try if its real. And its true!
I thought i can only hear him cause his voice is loud, but it isn't. Its how acoustics works!😁

Really cool, but give yourself time to explore. Also, an Apple store?? Seriously? Now you're just showing off Apple.

Stopping in the basement of Grand Central food court before going up in the Summit observation experience. Also stop by magnolia bakery.

An auditory anomaly! You MUST try this out.

Speak softly into one corner of this whispering chamber, and your partner can clearly hear you across the way amidst all the surrounding madness.

Find it on the way to the dining concourse just outside the oyster bar. On the arch above the chamber it says "Lexington Avenue 42nd Street Subway 4-5 6-7"

I read that the famous jazz player Charles Mingus proposed to his wife this way.

What a special place. Simple, fun, and free!

-Hutch

A hidden gem of NYC. The ability to have conversations by talking to a corner and having the sound carry over diagonally to another wall feels magical.

Had a bit of fun taking some friends (who had never been to New York) to these whispering walls. It's definitely a must if you're visiting Grand Central!

Incredible gem spot. The acoustics of the place is somewhat magical! Highly recommended for those who visit the Grand terminal station.

Being a native new Yorker, I've always wanted to go to this place...and it actually WORKS!!! You simply stand in one corner, have your partner go to the other corner that's diagonal to yours and talk into the wall, your partner can hear your words and can respond back to you! Amazing!!!

Very cool place! I would definitely recommend to visit if you’re in Grand Central Station.

Super cool! It's in front of a place called the Oyster Bar or something like that inside Grand Central. In the lower area by the restaurants. My family didn't believe me or understand what we were doing until I showed them. They thought it was really cool and we were all smiles afterwards.

Follow signs to the dining concourse. It's directly opposite the entrance to track 110. No need to keep your head to the wall. Sometimes you can hear the whispers best when you are a couple of inches from the corner.

The person whispering needs to be on the opposite corner.

This is definitely a must see. Growing up we watch Romance movies where the guy tilts the girl and kisses her before he buys his ticket and heads out. Yea, y’all know what I’m talking about! We went during Covid so a lot of it was closed but it was also not overly packed so we were able to do everything on the plan. Got our kissing shots, whispered in the corner which by the way IS TRUE. Ate a hot dog in the lower level and jumped on a train. Very much worth the visit.

Amazing architecture and history. Definitely worth going in.

Yes you can hear from other person speaking in the opposite corner of the hallway even when the grand central is noisy.

The Whispering Gallery is a beautiful space just outside the Oyster Bar in Grand Central. If you face into one of the corners where the arch leads to and someone else faces into the opposite corner (follow the arch to its other end), you can hear each other speak... even when whispering.