Tours & tickets

Riverside Park

Experience the perfect introduction to New York with a Hop on Hop off Big Bus tour. Relax on an open-top double decker sightseeing bus while listening to insightful and engaging digital commentary. The bus route takes you on a captivating journey through New York's rich history and vibrant modern life, as well as its many memorials and museums. Hop off at any stop to explore the city's most iconic sites, including the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, Empire State Building, Broadway, and the One World Trade Center with its 360-degree view of the skyline. Pay tribute to the memory of those lost in the tragic event at the 9/11 Memorial just steps away. Explore Lower Manhattan on the Downtown tour, including popular neighborhoods including the Flatiron District, Battery Park, SoHo & NoHo, Greenwich Village & East Village, Chelsea, and the Financial District. Wander around Wall St. to see the famous Stock Exchange and Charging Bull. Eat your way through Little Italy and Chinatown, shop at the high-end boutiques in SoHo, or see the open-air observation deck at The Edge in Hudson Yards. Then make your way to the Upper East Side, home to some of New York’s most popular museums. Explore the Frick Collection and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met). The Uptown Loop takes you through Midtown, passing by Grand Central Terminal and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The Downtown Loop is a 90-minute circuit, while the Uptown Loop is 75 minutes. Many guests choose to ride a full loop to see the city before deciding where to hop off on the next loop around. Buses arrive every 10-15 minutes on the Downtown Loop and every 30 minutes on the Uptown Loop throughout the day.

Experience the best views in New York City from inside a helicopter, complete with large floor-to-ceiling convex windows for your viewing pleasure. On your flight you will see the beautiful Central Park, Hudson River, and New York Harbor, including the Intrepid Museum. Cruise past the Rockefeller Center, Empire State Building, the World Financial Center, and the Chrysler Building from up high, as well as the iconic Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Greenwich Village, South Street Seaport, and the Brooklyn Bridge, which dates all the way back to 1883. With tour narration, there is no better way to enjoy the dramatic and ever-evolving New York City skyline.

The first, the original, the iconic Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises. Visitors’ #1 choice for sightseeing cruises in New York. With over 80 million passengers and counting, forget the rest and choose the best for your visit. Circle Line offers the largest fleet of sightseeing vessels with the largest boats. Comfortable seating with lots of legroom and outdoor and indoor space for the best views of the New York skyline. Prices are subject to increase closer to the travel date—book early to secure the best rate Enjoy a relaxing cruise of New York Harbor and Manhattan Island as you discover the secrets of the city. You will circle Manhattan, passing 3 rivers, 7 major bridges – including the world-famous Brooklyn Bridge – 5 boroughs, and more than 100 sights in New York’s legendary skyline. Get up close to the Statue of Liberty and see Manhattan just as the great explorers would have seen it at the end of their long ocean journeys. Tour the city by water and see the outer boroughs drift by. Fun and knowledgeable tour guides will bring the city that never sleeps to life, telling fascinating stories about the breathtaking sights as you sail. See it all as you marvel at the best that New York has to offer. Cruise highlights include close-up views of the Statue of Liberty, Randall’s Island, High Bridge, Columbia University, Harlem, Gracie Mansion, South Street Seaport, Brooklyn Bridge, Yankee Stadium, The Cloisters, Grant’s Tomb, and The Little Red Lighthouse.

Spend a day exploring Harlem and the Bronx on a guided tour. Visit landmarks in both neighborhoods, including the Apollo Theater and Monument Park. Explore the General Grant National Memorial and the Yankees Museum, and finish with a baseball game at Yankee Stadium. Start the day heading north from Manhattan, passing through Midtown until you arrive at Ulysses S. Grant's resting place. See the tomb of the 18th President of the United States and a prominent Union general during the Civil War whose remains are interred in the largest mausoleum in North America. Continue the adventure with a visit to Harlem. Learn about the ever-changing history of the neighborhood, including its Dutch origins, its notable inhabitants, and its status as the home of African-American music and culture. Visit local landmarks such as Sugar Hill, the Morris-Jumel Mansion, and the Apollo Theater, where legendary musicians like Ella Fitzgerald and Sammy Davis Jr. made their debut. Stop outside the Cotton Club, once a legendary jazz club that featured many of the greatest African American entertainers. From Harlem, cross over to the Bronx, a neighborhood made famous by the New York Yankees. First stop at the iconic Yankee Stadium for a guided tour as you learn about the rich history of the 27-time World Series Champions. Visit Monument Park where the greatest legends are enshrined, followed by a visit to the New York Yankees Museum where you will learn all about Yankees heroes, traditions, and milestones along with a "short-stop" near the field to see what the players see when they're under the bright lights. Pick up a commemorative Yankees baseball cap before heading for lunch at a local favorite spot, Arthur Avenue Market in NYC's so-called "Little Italy". Enjoy this famous Italian market that brings you close to the fabric of the community in the Bronx. Finally, head back to Yankee Stadium to watch a live baseball game. Settle into your seat and soak up the atmosphere as you cheer on the Bronx Bombers. Afterward, you'll be transported by bus back to Manhattan.

Pedal off from beneath the Manhattan Bridge and follow the East River Esplanade towards Southport Seaport. Learn the history of the shipping industry before going to Battery Park to get stunning views of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Cycle the Hudson River Greenway to arrive at Riverside Park. Next, explore the Upper West Side and grab a bite to eat in the Time Warner Building or from one of the many street vendors during a 30-minute food stop. Cycle the 6-mile loop of Central Park to experience the attraction the best way possible, and take a quick ride through Midtown Manhattan towards Times Square and the Empire State Building. Stop at Rockefeller Plaza and St. Patrick's Cathedral along the way. Head into the West Village to visit Washington Square Park. Ride through the East Village and into SoHo before going through Little Italy and China Town. Reach the East Side of Manhattan and get beautiful views of Long Island before the tour ends!