Finding something to do in New York is as easy as stepping out of your door and walking. But where to go? We've put together some of our favorite walking tours to guide you along your way to some of the coolest destinations and sights in New York City. Unless you succumb to the urge to take the subway or a cab, these walking tours are 100% free and completely enjoyable and illuminating.
Fifth Avenue is much more than lifestyles of the rich and famous. It is an architectural treasure trove opposite Central Park, where you will find some the most fashionable apartment buildings, museums, and edifices rich with ornamental designs. This route can easily be reversed,...
What to see in NYC when you have only one day or part of a day? What if you have many hours between connecting flights, or you have just disembarked from a cruise? NYC.com has the perfect tour for you. We begin this tour in Midtown West where most cruise ships dock, but you can b...
For chocolate fans, New York represents paradise on earth, where you can get fine artisanal chocolates, chocolate produced locally in addition to imported Belgian, French and Swiss truffles and nearly everything else chocolate as well. While a number of specialty stores such as D...
John Jay Chapman once wrote that "the present in New York is so powerful that the past is lost." With the surge of historic preservation in the last hundred years, Chapman may seem outdated; however New York remains, after all, the city that laid waste to the original P...
Staten Island’s North Shore follows the island from the Narrows through Upper New York Harbor and along the busy Kill Van Kull waterway and includes many of the borough’s most historic neighborhoods and top attractions. Your visit starts with the best cruise deal in town, the 20 ...
If you're interested in taking a walking tour of Queens you have to make a few choices for starters, given the fact that the borough is the largest in New York, and the second largest borough in population behind Brooklyn with 2.2 million residents. To shrink the borough down fo...
From the Statue of Liberty to the Empire State Building to Times Square, New York is home to a wealth of iconic landmarks and cultural attractions. It's only natural to want to see them all, so we've compiled an efficient, fun guide to the city's most famous locales and how best ...
So you're in New York City for the weekend and you're obsessed with shopping and it's literally all you want to do…except maybe take some breaks to eat. Undoubtedly there are far too many districts in the city to do them all in one day, but luckily for you New York is a well orga...
Here's a great one-day or two-day tour that mixes the crown jewels of New York's museums along with the highlights of Central Park. It works for both adults and kids, and is handicapped-friendly. The route can be reversed, and is of flexible duration. If the weather is bad, elimi...
Upper West Side/Upper East Side (86th Street)While Manhattan has the majority of New York's tourist attractions, we urge you to visit some of the many highlights Brooklyn has to offer. This tour showcases both cultural attractions and a walking tour to get a feel for Brooklyn's tremendous diversity. Most of the tour is hand...
Prospect Park & Coney IslandThis tour is great in all seasons, particularly enjoyable on weekends, and offers great insight into one of America's great east-west thoroughfares. The route is reversible, takes about three hours (lunch or dinner included), and is a bit difficult for wheelchair users to navigat...
from Church Street to East BroadwayOne of the most picturesque and historic neighborhoods in New York, Harlem is a vibrant area currently undergoing a massive real estate transformation. Although the classic brownstones and historic buildings of Mount Morris and Hamilton Heights are an integral part of this tour, ...