There is no more classic way to see a place than from a hop-on, hop-off double-decker bus. The CitySights bus offers several options: the Downtown Tour, for example, which takes passengers to Ground Zero, the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden, SoHo, Chinatown and more. CitySights also offers night tours, tours of Uptown, Harlem, Brooklyn and many others parts of New York City's five boroughs. CitySights' professional guides educate passengers on the city, and speakers under all of the bus' seats ensure that all passengers can hear their guides. In the winter, the upper deck is covered with a plastic canopy to keep passengers warm.
CitySights NY
234 W. 42nd St.
New York, NY 10036
212-812-2700
citysightsny.com
The Circle Line cruise is one of New York City's most famous sightseeing tours. The Full-Island cruise is a three-hour tour of New York City landmarks by water; the Circle Line cruises leave from Pier 83 on West 42nd Street and pass within view of the USS Intrepid, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the George Washington Bridge and more. The company also offers two-hour cruises and 75-minute cruises that take passengers to major landmarks that can be viewed from the water. Visitors can disembark at places such as the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island and get back on the next boat.
Circle Line Cruises
Pier 83, West 42nd Street and 12th Avenue
New York City, NY 10036
212-563-3200
circleline42.com
For a bird's-eye view of New York City, Liberty Helicopter tours offer three tour packages. The New York, New York tour lasts approximately 20 minutes and begins by flying over New York Harbor to view the State of Liberty, Ellis Island, Governor's Island and the Verrazano Bridge. The helicopter then flies over midtown Manhattan, in view of the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, Central Park and more. The Big Apple tour is a 15-minute tour that flies over the same major landmarks; the Romance Over Manhattan tour, a private helicopter tour, lasts for 20 minutes.
Liberty Helicopter Tours
Downtown Manhattan Heliport
6 East River Piers
New York, NY 10004
800-542-9933
libertyhelicopter.com
