Top NYC Things to Do
- Children's Halloween Parade & Costume Contest (Virtual)
- NYC Open, Closed and Rescheduled
- Watch Broadway Shows Online
- Explore NYC from Home
- Open in NYC: 9-11 Memorial, The Highline, Top of the Rock, Empire State Building, Edge, The Bronx Zoo, Liberty Island, in-person Sample Sales. MoMA (Aug 27), The Met, Natural History
- Outdoor dining, personal care (spa, nails), tennis, volleyball, basketball, places of worship & indoor dining (@ 25 % capacity), gyms (limited capacity).
…Walk, Bike, Bus, Blade and Fly Over NYC
There are so many special New York City Tours. You can tour New York by walking, bus, helicopter, boat or ferry. Many of these New York City Tours are even free! Whether you want to see the most you can in one day, or have a month to explore, these NYC Tours are here to help you make the most of your time in NYC!
How are You going to see New York City?
NYC Discount Passes and Tours
New York City passes all include various tours, as well as sightseeing admission fees. NYC Insider Guide has done much of the analysis for you so you can determine the right pass for you, based on which New York Tours are on your list of things to do and see.
Best NYC Attractions Pass for Tours
Sightseeing Pass
| New York Pass
| Go New York Explorer
| CityPASS
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOHO Bus | ✔ Unlimited | ✔ 1 Day ✔ The RIDE | ✔ 1 Day ✔ Night Tour ✔ The RIDE | |
| Cruises | ✔ Circle Line ✔ 5+ Cruises | ✔ Circle Line ✔ Clipper City | ✔ Circle Line ✔ 5+ Cruises | ✔Circle Line or Statue of Liberty |
| Food Tours | ✔ 10+ Food on Foot | ✔ 10+ Food on Foot | ✔ 10+ Food on Foot | |
| Movie & TV | ✔ 3+ On Location | ✔ East Village, Central Park ✔ Marvel & DC Superheroes ✔ Seinfeld | ✔ Marvel & DC Superheroes ✔ When Harry Met Seinfeld | |
| Walking Tours | ✔20+ Choices | ✔10+ Choices | ✔10+ Choices | |
| Shopping Tours | ✔Fashion Windows ✔Macy's Historical ✔Woodbury Common Outlets Bus | ✔Fashion Windows ✔Holiday Markets & Lights ✔Woodbury Common Outlets Bus | ✔Fashion Windows ✔Woodbury Common Outlets Bus |
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New York City Discount Tours
A small sample of the half-off and discount tours I’ve seen include A Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour, On Location Tours’ Gossip Girl Sites Tour, “Ghosts of the City” Walking Tour and Historic Lower Manhattan Walking Tour.
Make sure to check for discount New York City tours. Our favorite discount sites include:
- Groupon – save on dining, tours, things to do, attractions, cruises, shows
- ShowTickets.com – huge sightseeing tourist discounts
- See All: Insider Guide to ALL our NYC Coupons
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New York Bus Tours
New York Bus tours are a great sightseeing option and very popular among NYC visitors. Even locals love to take a bus tour when they have guests in town! Bus tours come in all shapes and sizes – Hop On Hop Off, guided, specialized TV & Movie and more. Popular New York City Bus Tours include:
- Big Bus Hop-on Hop-off – Rated #1 NYC Bus Tour, included with the NY Pass.
- The Ride – New and very popular. Stadium seating faces you sidways and not forward.
- NYC Bus Tours – best selection of 30+ bus tours.
See all our Top Picks: New York Bus Tours
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NYC Boat Tours Cruises
NYC Boat tours cruises are one of my FAVORITE things to do in NYC. There are no better views of our skyline than from the water and year-round, you can cruise with brunch, champagne, general sightseeing, dinner, booze, jazz, sailboat, speedboat, holiday, romantic. With so many boat cruise choices, here are our top picks by category:
- Romantic: Sunset Sail aboard the Schooner Adirondack
- Family Dinner: Spirit of New York Dinner Cruise
- General Sightseeing: Circle Line
- Brunch: Around Manhattan Brunch Cruise
- Most Fun: Holiday Yacht Cruise with Jazz, Cocoa & Carols (winter), Beast or Shark Speedboat (summer)
See all our Top Picks: NYC Boat Tours Cruises
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New York City Nightlife
How do you make the most of your time in the city that never sleeps?? Some of the best 'only in NYC' nightlife experiences include skyline views, dinner cruises, Museums and attractions open late til 2am, rooftops, night tours, comedy clubs and more. Some of our top NYC Nightlife picks:
- NYC Rooftop Lounge Tour - guaranteed access to exclusive nighttime hot spots as you sip cocktails under the sky
- The Ride Bus Night Tour - Let the city wink and twinkle at you with our street lamps, skyscrapers, and bridge lights that make the city truly come alive after the sun goes down
- Spirit of New York Dinner Cruise - family-friendly with the wait staff singing popular tunes and an after dinner DJ
- Broadway Comedy Club - laugh out loud all night long
See all our Top Picks: New York City Nightlife
New York City Shopping Tours
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New York City One Day Tours
How much can you see on NYC One Day Tours? A lot of New York City actually! An ideal New York vacation requires a week or more, but I’m well aware some of you are just joining us for a day.
- NYC One Day Tour – 6 hours, on foot, boat and subway
- Levy’s Unique NYC Highlights Tour – Private Tour, 3-6 hours, NYC’s #1 Tour Guide Family
- Brooklyn Bridge & DUMBO Neighborhood Tour – 2.5 hours, walk the Brookly Bridge and the trendy DUMBO neighborhood
See all our Top Picks: NYC One Day Tours
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See the New York City Skyline
If I had to pick my #1 favorite thing to do in NYC at night, it would be anything with a skyline view. Whether you take it in from a rooftop, boat tour, bus tour, dinner cruise, top of a skyscraper or your friend's apartment...you MUST see our skyline twinkle, sparkle and wink right at you. Some of the top ways to see the NYC Skyline:
- Press Lounge @ Ink48 Hotel - my ALL time favorite rooftop (photo)
- Champagne City Lights Cruise on Yacht Manhattan - indoor/outdoor climate controlled yacht with complementary beer, wine, champagne
- NYC Rooftop Lounge Tour - guaranteed access to some of exclusive hot spots as you ascend the city’s rooftop bars to sip cocktails under the starry sky
- Best New York City Hotel Rooftops - all my top picks for skyline views (many for hotel guests only)
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FREE New York City Walking Tours
Free New York City walking tours are offered by almost every neighborhood organization. You don’t hear of them from far away or find them easily on the internet because they are not advertised and no one profits from them.
- Free New York City Walking Tours – guided or downloadable free NYC walking tours
- NYC Museums Free Days and Times – weekly guide to free museum admissions
- More Things to Do in New York City – kids, by month, by season, free, budget
See All: Free Things to Do in NYC – weekly calendar of all free walking tours, free museum admissions, free things to do by season and more
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Biking Tours of New York City
Biking in New York City can be incredibly safe and fun, as long as you follow a few rules. If had to pick my FAVORITE way to explore NYC, it would be on bicycle!
- New York Highlights Bike Tour (3 hrs) - good for all ages, offer bike trailers and baby seats, helmets, guides, from Harlem to the Brooklyn Bridge (9 miles).
- Guided Bike Tour of Central Park - guided two-hour bike tour through our amazing 843 acres, seeing Strawberry Fields, Cherry Hill, Tavern on the Green, Bethesda Fountain, Onassis Reservoir, the Alice in Wonderland Statue, Cleopatra’s Needle and the Dakota
- Brooklyn Bridge Bike Tour (2 hrs) - cycle around Manhattan’s southern tip, climb uphill into the City Hall area, then up onto the Brooklyn Bridge, a steady climb of about 15 minutes.
- New York Pass - includes choice of bike rentals and tours: Blazing Saddles, Brooklyn Bridge Sightseeing Bike Tours and Rentals, Central Park Sightseeing Bike Tours & Rentals and more!
- More Biking in New York City - details on DIY tours, best places to eat on the water and more.
See all our Top Picks: Biking Tours of New York City
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New York City Helicopter Tours
Enjoy spectacular aerial views of the Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, Ground Zero Memorial, World Trade Center and Ellis Island downtown. On longer tours, catch Central Park and Yankee Stadium from above.
I LOVED my tour…check out some of my photos and review at New York City Helicopter Tour.
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New York City Movie and Television Tours
Take a guided tour of the New York sites you know and love from your favorite TV shows and movies! Here is one of the best selections of NYC Movie and TV Tours. They offer dozens of NYC tours, almost all discounted, including some of the top Movie and Television Sites Tours.
Top tour picks include:
- Central Park TV & Movie Sites Tour – walking tour
- NYC TV & Movie Tour – bus tour
- Read More: NYC Insider Guide to Movie and Television Tours
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New York City Food Tours
Chinatown and Little Italy Food Fest Tours
Ahoy New York Food Tours takes locals and visitors alike on a cultural walk of Chinatown and Little Italy. Taste delicious foods, while learning about the culture and history of these unique New York City neighborhoods. Eat ethnic foods, like homemade fresh mozzarella and authentic Chinese dumplings, while seeing some of New York City’s hidden gems and historical landmarks. All NYC Insider Guide visitors receive 20% off tours with our special discount code at Ahoy New York Chinatown and Little Italy Food Fest Tours!
- A Slice of Brooklyn Chocolate Tour - Explore and sample the world of fine Brooklyn Chocolatiers from Valentino Pier to Cobble Hill, Red Hook to Carroll Gardens and beyond.
- Neighborhood Eats Tour: Brownstone Brooklyn - visit a vibrant mix of small, locally owned, artisanal Brooklyn shops, including Italian, Middle Eastern and New American
- New York Craft Cocktail Tour - explore the way real New Yorkers do, bouncing around happy hours all over the city and tasting some of the best cocktails in Manhattan
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More New York City Tours
New York City Shopping Tours Seek New York LLC offers a range of small, highly personalized shopping and sightseeing experiences. Whether you’re looking to explore the trendy shops …
Wall Street Walks Walking Tour NYC Join us every Monday at 11 AM and Friday at 1 pm as we explore NYC’s Financial District. Wall Street is not just a street in Downtown Manhattan! It’s a …
9-11 Memorial and World Trade Center Tours – Take a Walking Tour and Hear a Personal Story. Daily New York tours are conducted along the World Trade Center site and are led by people whose lives were profoundly changed by September 11th. Each tour is unique and connects those who want to hear stories with those who want to share them. Not suggested for children under 10 years old.
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- All New York City Tours
- NYC Boat Tour Cruises
- Bus Tours
- Helicopter Tours
- Walking Tours
- NYC One Day Tours
- Shopping Tours
- Movie and Television Tours
- NYC Nightlife Tours
- Bike Tours
- 9-11 Memorial Museum Tours
- Statue of Liberty Tours
- Food Tours
- NYC Lights Tours
- Holiday Lights Tours
Best NYC Attractions Pass for Tours
Sightseeing Pass
| New York Pass
| Go New York Explorer
| CityPASS
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOHO Bus | ✔ Unlimited | ✔ 1 Day ✔ The RIDE | ✔ 1 Day ✔ Night Tour ✔ The RIDE | |
| Cruises | ✔ Circle Line ✔ 5+ Cruises | ✔ Circle Line ✔ Clipper City | ✔ Circle Line ✔ 5+ Cruises | ✔Circle Line or Statue of Liberty |
| Food Tours | ✔ 10+ Food on Foot | ✔ 10+ Food on Foot | ✔ 10+ Food on Foot | |
| Movie & TV | ✔ 3+ On Location | ✔ East Village, Central Park ✔ Marvel & DC Superheroes ✔ Seinfeld | ✔ Marvel & DC Superheroes ✔ When Harry Met Seinfeld | |
| Walking Tours | ✔20+ Choices | ✔10+ Choices | ✔10+ Choices | |
| Shopping Tours | ✔Fashion Windows ✔Macy's Historical ✔Woodbury Common Outlets Bus | ✔Fashion Windows ✔Holiday Markets & Lights ✔Woodbury Common Outlets Bus | ✔Fashion Windows ✔Woodbury Common Outlets Bus |
More New York City Tours Coming soon:
- http://www.nycwalk.com/
- http://mas.org/tours/
- United Nations Tour
- Statue of Liberty Boat Tours
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