New York Highlights Walking Tour

Join a native Manhattanite as we explore the most well known sites of New York City. We'll see Times Square, Rockefeller Center, The Plaza, Grand Central Terminal, and much more, all while learning lesser known facts about these areas and New York as a whole. Pass the other tourists who fall prey to the fake Buddhist monks or other scam artists with me at your side, hearing about how Times Square, in the 1800's, was the horse and carriage district! Learn why John D. Rockefeller Jr. placed the statue of Atlas opposite the beautiful St. Patrick's Cathedral. Pass the glitzy stores of 5th ave, which are annually decorated for the Holidays, with an insider's look at their design and history. Learn about how the city almost tore down the beautiful Grand Central Terminal before being stopped by caring New Yorkers like Jackie Kennedy Onassis. See the iconic skyscrapers like The Chrysler and Empire State Building, the latter built in just over one year! And during the Depression, putting many New Yorkers to work!

-Begin at The famous Plaza Hotel on 59th street and 5th avenue, just below Central Park, site of several films, including Home Alone 2. -Walk down 5th ave, with its famous storefronts like Bergdorf Goodman, Tiffany's, and Sak's Fifth Ave, all lavishly decorated all year long. -Visit St. Patrick's Cathedral and marvel at the gorgeous interior and perhaps hear its 8, 000+ piped organ! -Next, Rockefeller Center, home to Radio City Music Hall, Saturday Night Live, and many other TV studios. It was the construction workers who began the Xmas tree tradition that now attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors a day! -Behold the lights and sounds of Times Square, passing the disoriented tourists like a true local! -Check out Bryant Park and the main branch of the NY Public Library, once the site of a Revolutionary War battle and later the Croton Reservoir. -Go inside Grand Central and see its spectacular ceiling and learn its history. -Continue down 5th ave, finishing at the Empire State Building.