If you want to see all the sights New York has to offer, OnBoard New York offers traditional tours of the city. From October 16 to November 22 explore the beautiful fall foliage. Depart Times Square and head over the George Washington Bridge to the Palisades Parkway where you will see some of nature's most beautiful fall colors. In the winter, OnBoard offers a three-hour holiday lights tour. From November 30 to January 10, experience Christmas in New York, where you will see Rockefeller Center and the famed New York City Christmas Tree, among other sights.
OnBoard Tours
110 W. 40th St., Suite 1503
New York City, NY 10018
212-852-4821
onboardnewyorktours.com
One great way to see all New York has to offer is on a double-decker bus tour of the city. CitySights NY is part of the New York Airport Service group of companies and is licensed by the city of New York. The buses are designed with top deck seating only, providing the best views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. CitySights offers tons of different tours from hop-on, hop-off tours of the entire city, to night tours and even private VIP tours. CitySights also offers not-so-traditional tours, where you can explore a different aspect of the city besides the usual tourist sights. Just two hours long, but a must-see tour when visiting New York City, is the Heroes of the World Trade Center Tour, which explores the history and tragic downfall of the Center. You visit the Eleven Tears Memorial, the Firefighters 9/11 Memorial and many other important sites along the way. On Wednesdays and Sundays, explore the city of Harlem in the Harlem Gospel Tour. Here you will visit the city that has become a mecca for African-American writers, artists and visionaries and hear some amazing gospel music. Not all tours run daily, so be sure to plan your trip accordingly.
CitySights NY
234 W. 42nd St.
New York, NY 10018
212-812-2700
citysightsny.com
New York is a city full of foodies, and the Foods of New York Tours offers you a chance to become one for the day. Explore New York through the foods that have made the city famous. Taste the foods of Greenwich Village, Chelsea Market and the Meatpacking District, the Central Village and SoHo or Chinatown. When visiting Greenwich Village, you will seek out mom and pop food shops and visit the old Italian neighborhood, tasting foods from Murray's Cheese Shop and Milk & Cookies, an authentic 1950s-style bakery. The Chelsea Market/Meatpacking District tour features food from the Lobster Place, a high-end wholesale fish market and Macelleria, an Italian steak house. In the Central Village and Soho tour, experience a "counter culture paradise" where you can try a sidewalk tasting of an Indian street food eatery, Masala Times and try an outdoor tasting at Once Upon a Tart. On the Chinatown tour, you will visit Dim Sum Go Go and the Ten Ren Tea House. The Food Tasting Event allows you to sit down to a multiple course meal at one of New York's most exciting restaurants while your host teaches you about the history and traditions behind the diverse flavors.
Foods of New York Tours
212-209-3370
foodsofny.com
Experience New York City like a native with Norman Oder. As seen in Frommer's NYC and the Rough Guide to New York City, Norman Oder will take you where the locals go. See the sculpture garden at Pratt or visit an art gallery that is designed to look like a fake real estate agency. Explore Brooklyn by visiting some of the city's best pizza joints or visit the Atlantic Yards. Being a Brooklyn native and self-proclaimed expert on the city, many of Norman's tours focus on the various areas of the neighborhood, however, he does offer tours of the Lower East Side and Coney Island. Most of the tours offered are private tours, which allow you to customize your experience. However, there are public tours scheduled occasionally on the weekends.
New York Like A Native
718-393-7537
nylikeanative.com
