Guided Tours in NYC - Big Apple Visitors Center

Learn More About NYC on a Guided Tour
Guided tours are an excellent way to get a great overview or concentrate on a single attraction. Please call tour operator for time, price, and meeting place of tour. Links to website are displayed in blue.

Architectural Tours

Francis Morrone Architectural Historian and guide 1(718) 768-4209

Municipal Art Society 1(212) 935-3960

NYC Cultural Walking Tours by Alfred Pommer 1(212) 979-2388

Art Gallery Tours

Gramercy 32 Fine Arts 1(212) 780-0932

Behind the Scenes Tours

Broadway "Insiders" Theatre Tour 1(212) 239-6200
Carnegie Hall 1(212) 247-7800
Lincoln Center 1(212) 875-5350
Madison Square Garden 1(212) 465-6080
Metropolitan Opera 1(212) 769-7020
NBC Studios 1(212) 664-3700
New York Movie Tours 1(888) MOVIE TOUR (668-4386)
On Location Tours 1(212) 683-2027
Radio City Music Hall 1(212) 246-4600
Thirteen/WNET/PBS 1(212) 560-2711
Times Square Walking Tour 1(212) 768-1560
Wall Street Walking Tour 1(212) 606-4064
Yankee Stadium 1(718) 579-4531

Bicycle Tours

Bike the Big Apple 1(877) 865-0078 www.bikethebigapple.com

Central Park 1(212) 360-2727

Onion Apple Bike Tours 1(718) 388-2633 www.onionapplebiketours.com

Big Apple Greeter

Enjoy time with a New Yorker. FREE. 1(212) 669-8159

Boat Tours

Circle Line 1(212) 563-3200

New York Waterway 1 (800) 533-3779

South Street Seaport 1(212) 732-7678

Spirit Cruises 1(212) 727-7735

Staten Island Ferry 1(718) 815-2628

Bus Tours

Big Taxi Tours 1(212) 685-8687

CitySightsNY 1(212) 812-2700

Gray Line Sightseeing 1(212) 445-0848

Harlem Spirituals 1(212) 391-0900

Carriage Tours

Central Park South & 59th Street 1(212) 360-2727

Explorer Pass
Visit New York City s top attractions and SAVE UP TO 35% OFF
Choose any 3 or 5 attractions including NBC Studio Tour, 90-minute City Lights Evening Cruise, Hop-on/Hop-off Double Decker Bus Tour, plus savings up to 50% OFF on shopping, dining and activities. VIP Express Entry for Top of the Rock Observation Deck, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Museum of Modern Art. And with 30 days to use it once you start, you can take your time to enjoy.

Famous Sites with Tours

American Stock Exchange 1(212) 306-1000

Cathedral of St. John the Devine 1(212) 316-7540

Columbia University 1(212) 854-4900

Ellis Island 1(212) 363-3200

Federal Hall National Memorial 1(212) 825-6888

Gracie Mansion 1(212) 570-4751

Grand Central Terminal 1(212) 439-1049

New York City Hall 1(212) 788-6865

New York Federal Reserve Bank 1(212) 720-6130 Free 1 hour tours Mon Fri 9:30 11:30am, 1:30 & 2:30pm. Reservations must be made one week in advance. To reserve online visit: www.newyorkfed.org Follow link About the Fed for Gold Vault tour. Gold vaults here store more than a quarter of the world's gold bullion.

New York Public Library 1(212) 340-0849

Pennsylvania Station 1(212) 719-3434

Rockefeller Center 1(212) 664-3700

St. Patrick's Cathedral 1(212) 355-2749

Statue of Liberty 1(212) 363-3200

Temple Emanu El 1(212) 744-1400

Trinity Church 1(212) 602-0800

United Nations Headquarters 1(212) 963-8687

World Financial Center 1(212) 945-0505

Foreign Language Tours
See all of Manhattan in the comfort of a deluxe motorcoach in your own language! Available tours in German, French, Spanish and Italian languages. A fact-filled, top multi-lingual tour guide narrates as you pass through the most famous uptown and downtown parts of New York. Korean language tours operates Thursdays through Mondays. Adults:$49 USD per day. Children: 3-11 years $35.00 USD per day Under 3 ride free on parent’s lap. <

Foreign Language Tours

FREE Tours
Link for our list of regularly scheduled Free Tours and Walking Tours in all five boroughs.

Garden Tours

Brooklyn Botanical Garden 1(718) 623-7200

Central Park Conservatory Gardens 1 (212) 360-2766

New York Botanical Garden 1(718) 817-8700

Helicopter Tours

Air Pegasus 1(212) 563-4442

Helicopter Flight Svcs 1(212) 355-0801

Liberty Helicopter Tours 1(212) 967-6464

Historical Tours

Arthur Marks Tours For All Seasons 1(212) 673-0477