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Guided Tours
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.

Architectural Tours

Art Gallery Tours

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) 239-1124
  • 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
  • Central Park 1(212) 360-2727

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

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

  • Bi-Lingual Tours 1(212) 684-6144

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

Museum Tours

  • Guggenheim Museum 1(212) 423-3500
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art 1(212) 535-7710
  • Whitney Museum of American Art 1(212) 570-3676

Park Tours

  • Central Park 1(212) 360-2727
  • Prospect Park, Brooklyn 1 (718) 965-8999
  • Union Square Walking Tour 1(212) 460-1200
  • Urban Park Rangers 1 (866) 692-4295

Walking Tours

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