New York City Sightseeing
New York Water Taxi & Circle Line Downtown Tours
Bus Tours
To see the most in the least amount of time, take a bus tour, an especially great option for group travel. There are numerous bus tours that cover all parts of the city; information is available either from your local AAA club or by phoning the bus lines directly.
Food Tours
Although there are variety of places to eat in the city with delicious food from all over the world, none is more iconic than New York pizza. This pizza bus tour also stops at must-see travel sites.
A Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Bus Tours
Guided Walking Tours
For some exercise, take a guided walking tour to the destination of your choice. The Municipal Art Society of New York, 488 Madison Ave., offers various guided walking tours. Of interest is an in-depth look at Grand Central Terminal; phone (212) 935-3960.
Big Onion Walking Tours take visitors to many of the city's myriad ethnic neighborhoods and historic districts. Tours explore Central Park, Chinatown, the East Village, the Financial District, Greenwich Village, SoHo and Times Square. Themed walks take in Irish New York, rock and roll history, and gangs of New York. Tours meet at various locations and depart daily. For additional details phone (212) 439-1090.
Guided walking and shopping tours by Shop Gotham include the 3-hour SoHo and NoLita Shopping Tour to private groups of 6 or more. Tours depart from various locations; phone (917) 599-6650.
Self-guiding Tours
An inexpensive way to see the city is by self-guiding walking tours. Various ethnic neighborhoods offer intriguing shops, restaurants, sidewalk fairs and other fun places to go best sampled on foot.Some of the best known communities include Little Italy, centering on Mulberry Street; the Jewish sector, on Essex and Orchard streets; the Middle Eastern enclave, along Atlantic Avenue; and the East Indian neighborhood, on Lexington Avenue. Check with a local AAA club for more information about what other areas would lend themselves to walking tours.