The Best of New York Sights in a Day
Joined 2021
My tour will be the sampler of the best of New York City in one day. I will guide us through the best-of-the-best with lots of photo ops included.
I will also include pop-culture moments you will likely know-and-love from TV-and-movies like Friends, Enchanted, Spider-Man, King-Kong, I Am Legend, Ghostbusters, James and the Giant Peach, Godzilla, SATC, and many more...
I can also be flexible and, where possible, add a destination - provided it does not require waiting in a long queue.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Your hotel lobby.
Your hotel if you need guidance, or Battery Park if you can navigate there an earlier start.
I will be happy to meet you in your hotel lobby and bring you to our first destination - or we can meet there if you can find your way.
Depending on the circumstances, we shall endeavour to be at the starting point around 9:00 am.
Then we will traverse Battery Park in sight of the Statue of Liberty.
We will take in one of the most famous views in the world, looking at the Lady of the Harbor and many historic islands.
(Times are approximate and are subject to several factors, including high interest of other tourists)
Elevated Acre/The Brooklyn Bridge
After turning the clock back 400 years, we will then walk by the first and largest financial district in the US, and take in a stunning view of the East River and the one-and-only Brooklyn Bridge.
Site of the World Trade Center
This will be the location where the Twin Towers once stood. We will have a peaceful moment and learn the history of the space.
Greenwich Village/Washington Square Park
This will be the "Pretty Part" of the tour. Come visit the well-tended neighborhood that knows how to par-tay. The little streets are perfect for pop-culture, with poetry, music, dance, and theater all well-represented. There are also many notable TV-and-movie locations, like the "Friends" House and more.
Little Island/The High Line
These are 21st-Century innovations in New York. The best views are always from higher-up and these vistas are no exception.
Taste the modern in the place of the antiquated. This is the locale of much shipping history, including historical ties to the most famous shipwreck in the world.
Lunch
We have a place available in an elevated area with peaceful outdoor seating, ideal for fair weather, acceptable in poor weather.
Herald Square/Macy's/Empire State Building
After a lunch of optional but reasonable duration, we will head to Herald Square: A marvelous urban oasis between Macy's; the Largest Department Store in the World, and the Empire State Building; the Tallest Building in the World for Over 40 Years.
Times Square
Following a stroll up the world-famous Broadway, we will plant ourselves in the center of the Crossroads of the World: Times Square.
If you'd like to get a family-friendly photo with Pikachu, Spider-Man, etc... So be it.
Central Park
Central Park is the crown-jewel of Manhattan. Truly, the perfect location for the last stop.
This will be the end of the tour and the beginning of your options. After a time of your choosing, you may continue the tour, I can guide you to your hotel, or you can strike out on your own. Whatever YOU like.
Ending Point
Central Park
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Guide fee
Transportation fees are *not* included in the tour price. Group metrocards are being phased out in lieu of the far-easier contactless payment that guests can typically cover with their own phones.
Lunch, gratuities.
Tour Important Information
• There will be breaks for sitting-and-eating but bring comfortable walking shoes.
• Be prepared for the weather by considering water, hats, etc...
• There will be walking and riding public transport.
Little-or-no availability in early-mid April and Christmas.
Important message from the supplier
Fair weather is generally recommended but poorer weather works for less crowds.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2021
About Tour Guide Dave G.
I am a New York City tour guide and have been doing bus tours for 14 years and walking tours for eight.
I can easily do a standard tour on, say, Central Park, Greenwich Village, or the World Trade Center but I offer a general tour with many popular places in New York. I also have my own niche tour of "Titanic Sites in New York City".
I like tour-guiding in the city because I am also a tourist and I like to feel the vicarious thrill of visitors.
Being a tour-guide AND a tourist, I have traveled to Nova Scotia, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Anchorage, Cleveland, Niagara Falls, Washington DC, London, Liverpool, Belfast, Bangkok, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Fukuoka, Yokohama, Nara, Shizuoka, Hiroshima, Miyajima Island, Mt. Kosaya, Mt. Fuji and many other places.
Reviews
Arnold G.
“Guide knowledgeable about Manhattan”
Pleasant person. Showed us around and gave plenty tips what to see aftrrwards
$499/ per group
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