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New York City’s West Village is full of interesting stories and places to visit, but if you want to explore on your own, you might miss out on some key spots. A self-guided app tour makes it easier to deepen your understanding of the neighborhood at your own pace and whenever you want, without the need to join a guided tour.

Rather than spending hours researching the most romantic places in New York, this interactive exploration game is a time-saving and fun way to discover them. Using an app on your smartphone, solve challenges and follow a story to find interesting date spots, including places linked to John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and many other surprises that you’d likely miss otherwise.

Visit one of the last existing wooden carousel complexes in the United States with a trip to the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum near Niagara Falls, NY. Explore the carving shop, paint room, assembly roundhouse, loading dock, and more. Ride a hand-carved, restored 1916 carousel. For kids, there’s a Children’s Gallery and Kiddieland Testing Park Exhibit (over the summer). Includes two ride tokens.

Experience a day packed with culture in this walking tour of Manhattan. Discover the city by foot as you see over 20 of the city’s notable landmarks. Your tour will wrap at the Guggenheim Museum, which is designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and has a comprehensive collection of modern art.

Join a veteran producer of Project Runway and discover the fascinating journey of New York’s fashion history on this guided walking tour through Manhattan’s East 60s and 70s - where Gilded Age mansions share sidewalks with Tom Ford, The Row, and Ralph Lauren boutiques. Explore the blend of cultures, artistry, and innovation that shaped the world of fashion. Find out how and why New York became the birthplace of Vogue, Fashion Week, the Met Gala, Bergdorf Goodman, Studio 54, hip-hop street style, and Project Runway. We'll talk about designers like Halston, Betsey Johnson, Christian Siriano, Ralph Lauren, and more. At the end of the tour, you'll be conveniently close to Central Park, Bergdorf Goodman, The Plaza Hotel, Bloomingdale's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany & Co, The Museum of Modern Art, Rockefeller Center, Mood Fabrics, and more.

Book a Brooklyn walking tour with the legendary Johnny Famous aka Scoob Lover and experience Brooklyn hip hop history like never before. As a pioneering dancer who performed alongside Big Daddy Kane and appeared on the iconic track "Where Brooklyn At?" with Biggie Smalls and Tupac, Scoob offers an insider's perspective on Brooklyn's hip hop roots. Born and Bred in BK, you'll hear behind-the-scenes stories, and walk in the footsteps of hip hop giants—making this tour a must for music fans and culture enthusiasts alike.

Explore the spooky side of The Metropolitan Museum of Art with a guide to share the dark stories behind the works of art. From Flying Dutchmen to funerary masks, you’ll see artifacts from around the globe and learn about their spooky pasts. Hear how different cultures represent what frightened them and why, and take part in a fun activity. Recommended for children 10 and up, with skip-the-line entry included.

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Though New York City packed with historic sights and incredible food, it's all too easy to miss the highlights if you're designing your own itinerary. Leave the planning to your guide on this walking tour around Flatiron and Union Square covering the area's history, cuisine, and architecture. Sample culinary favorites like artisanal cheese and Italian baked goods, see some of New York's landmark buildings, and don't worry about extra spending, with all tastings included in the price.

Long lines at the Empire State Building can eat into your sightseeing time in New York. Beat the queues with early-access entry, then continue on foot with a guide who points out Midtown Manhattan landmarks you'd otherwise walk past. Upgrade to add Top of the Rock for a second skyline vantage point and compare two perspectives of the city in one outing.

Immerse yourself in the one-of-a-kind ambiance of Williamsburg, Brooklyn—and seek out some of its coolest addresses and street art landmarks as you go—on this self-led smartphone walking tour and scavenger hunt. Upon booking, download the app and access your tour at a time that works best for you. Follow the clues, and solve games and puzzles, all while exploring the neighborhood and learning more about its cultural offerings.

Discover the highlights of New York’s Upper West Side, without putting any research in, thanks to this self-guided scavenger hunt walking tour. As well as learning about local landmarks, you can also play along with special challenges to keep things interesting. Places showcased along the way include Central Park, Sherman Square, and Richard Tucker Park.

Forget the 60-person Times Square tours with headsets that never work — join us for Broadway's only narrative small group experience to learn the history and inner workings of theater’s iconic street. - Follow a theater expert guide as they break down the narrative history and secrets of the Great White Way - Enjoy a small group capped at 15 people to ensure you'll be able to ask your guide plenty of questions - See the theaters playing the season's biggest hits as you're serenaded with the hidden history of their past performances - Learn why Broadway settled in midtown in the early 1900s, and who invented the idea of "Broadway" - Uncover the hidden gem stories behind Broadway's iconic sites, including secret stories about theater traditions in Sardi's and the Shubert Alley - Hear the best ways to be a theater regular today: where to get discount tickets, what proper stage door etiquette is, and how to see off Broadway shows

On this self-guided audio tour, you'll see New York City’s evolution through the eyes of one of its most famous and influential citizens, Alexander Hamilton, often called “the architect of the American financial system”. Starting in front of the Charging Bull statue in New York’s oldest park, Bowling Green, you’ll walk nearly the entire perimeter of the original city to Trinity Church, where our tour ends. Along the way, you’ll trace Hamilton’s life from his arrival in New York at Battery Park, through his military service and his time in government, up until his death. As you make your way through the Financial District, you’ll come to understand the story of the American Revolution right where it took place, and Hamilton’s pivotal role. Embark on this illuminating journey, where every step uncovers layers of history, commemorates the resilience of a nation, and honors the indelible mark left by Alexander Hamilton and the heroes of America’s past.

Go beyond traditional walking tours with this tour focused solely on the architectural history of New York City's Financial District. Uncover the history of the area through its buildings, learning about old and new structures alike from your guide. Trace the federal, Gothic revival, art deco, modernist, and contemporary styles all within this one area. This small-group tour ensures you get plenty of personal attention and meet fellow architecture and history buffs.

Explore Greenwich Village from Washington Square Park to Jefferson Market Garden at your own pace and without the pricetag of a traditional tour with this self-guided audio tour in New York City. See and learn about sights such as MacDougal Alley, the Marshall Chess Club, Joffrey Ballet School, and more. Includes convenient turn-by-turn directions, maps, and automatic GPS playback, which can all be used offline.

Learn the history of Greenwich Village while solving challenges and unlocking clues to your next destination on this self-guided scavenger hunt walking tour. Explore local landmarks and monuments, such as New York University and the Gay Liberation Monument, while listening to facts and local legends as you visit various attractions around the neighborhood.

Hiding in plain sight is some absolutely *stunning* architecture in NYC that has been turned into...a Home Depot, a Container Store, a TJ Maxx - once majestic marvels of the Gilded Age in NYC where the Astors and Vanderbilts would shop for finery! Learn about Ladies' Mile, the historic district where women could finally travel solo and gather with other women, bolstering the movement for suffrage. Hear all about the rivalries and new ideas of historic retail icons like R.H. Macy (seafarer turned entrepreneur), A.T.Stewart (whose grave robbery is still a big mystery) & Isidor Straus (who died on the Titanic). Explore how ready-to-wear fashion took hold in the US, how advertising matured from street barkers to collectible cards to dazzling window displays, and what happened to all of these grand palaces of consumerism. **This is an outdoor walking tour - we will be viewing buildings from outside.**

For over 100 years, wooden water towers have stood tall above New York City as emblems of ingenuity and resiliency. With simple, elegant craftsmanship, these iconic structures offer not only a practical solution, but have transformed the landscape of the city and inspired artists for generations. Join us on the NYC Water Tower Tour to explore the wonder.

Anyone interested in the financial world in New York must visit Wall Street, but you don’t get access to insider information by simply strolling along this banking hub. Learn more about what happens inside the New York Stock Exchange on a small-group walking tour with a trained day trader. Get insider insights and ask your guide as many questions as you like.

Midtown Manhattan’s Theater District only covers 15 blocks, but it spans decades of history and hundreds of shows. From the neighborhood’s early vaudeville beginnings to Tony Award-winning plays and musicals today, it takes an expert to unpack this storied district’s eminent history. Give your regards to Broadway on this in-depth walking tour, which pairs live narration with snippets from songs and shows, plus recorded stories from Broadway stars themselves.

Begin an 80-minute visit at the museum, exploring century-old machinery, vintage glass bottles, engaging exhibits, and a digital scavenger hunt. Tour the factory to see how a modern seltzer business operates using 100-year-old equipment, and enjoy the chance to spray loved ones with seltzer. Return to the museum for additional fun with a wooden puzzle channel, a selfie station, and unlimited seltzer and egg cream at the bar. Conclude the experience with a visit to the store, offering unique seltzer-themed and museum-themed merchandise such as t-shirts, egg cream kits, books, pins, and stickers—perfect for gifts. This interactive and nostalgic journey provides a glimpse into the history and charm of seltzer-making in a modern context.

Step into the captivating realm of illusions, where reality is never exactly as it appears. Museum of Illusions is a one-of-a-kind, visual, sensory, and educational experience designed to engage your sense of wonder and challenge perceptions through the science behind optical illusions. We offer over 50 immersive, hands-on exhibits to explore. Our illusion rooms, installations and holograms let you defy gravity, grow and shrink your body, walk into a life-size kaleidoscope, and play tricks on your senses at every turn. It’s a mind-bending journey that deceives the senses and reveals how the brain interprets reality.

Take the weight off your feet and cruise past some of New York City’s top landmarks in a unique mode of transportation—a golf cart. Soak up the sights in comfort, and at a slower pace than tour buses, while your guide provides commentary on what you’re seeing. Discover icons such as the Rockefeller Centre and Times Square, as well as lesser-known landmarks, and hear the stories behind them.