Cultural & Theme Tours in New York

Hip-hop music began in New York City. There's no better way to explore the genre of music than by taking this entertaining and informative tour with one of rap's Grandmasters. The unique experience offers an interactive tour through Manhattan, Harlem and the Bronx, showing the origins and evolution of hip-hop and rap music.

New York comes alive during the festive season, from the soaring Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center to the holiday window displays along Fifth Avenue. This tour makes it simple to discover the city's seasonal highlights. Meet your guide in Midtown and board a comfortable bus - which will whisk you between destinations - and get up close and personal with the sights during short walking stops. See the neon lights of Times Square, admire the skating rink at Bryant Park, discover Radio City Music Hall, and more.

The sheer number of pizzerias in New York City can be overwhelming. Skip the research and book a pizza-hopping tour through Little Italy and the West Village with stops at up to 4 locations, from well-known establishments to hidden gems. Breeze past long lines with the inside access of your guide, who points out important historic landmarks often missed by visitors along the way.

Cover more ground on this New York bus tour than you would on a walking tour, and be able to see more big attractions in less time. With a guide who's familiar with the best routes to take to avoid the heavy NYC traffic, you'll ride comfortably through the city as you learn about its history. You'll also make stops, so you can get out and take pictures, too.

The perfect introduction for new visitors, this in-depth bus tour covers top New York City landmarks in both Midtown and Uptown neighborhoods. Listen to entertaining live onboard commentary, plus enjoy personalized attention from your personal group guide at each designated stop, from Grand Central to Harlem's iconic Apollo Theater. Tours also include skip-the-line admission tickets to the Empire State Building.

Take a private 2-hour tour to see the spiritual side of the 9/11 tragedy. Visit 2 houses of worship and see how NYC has recovered since the attacks. Tour the entire neighborhood around the World Trade Center and Ground Zero.

Immerse yourself in the history and hymns of African American gospel music on this unique experience that combines a walking tour with a live Sunday gospel performance. Ride the subway from Manhattan to Brooklyn Heights, the heart of New York's gospel scene. Explore the history of the neighborhood and learn about gospel's roots as you stroll past historic churches and admire spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline. Conclude your tour with an uplifting church service and live gospel performance at the famous Brooklyn Tabernacle.

Experience Harlem's gospel heritage on a 4-hour private tour that explores the vibrant New York City neighborhood's music, art and culture. Attend a local church service to hear an extraordinary morning of prayer and singing, then spot area landmarks and architectural gems as you take a walking tour of Harlem's local markets. Finish your morning with a visit to the iconic Apollo Theatre, the world-famous venue that was at the heart of the Harlem Renaissance.

Get a renegade take on New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art with an exciting 2-hour art tour through the Met's weirdest, most wonderful and scandalous displays. Enjoy exclusive skip-the-line access, then follow your guide through the museum's sprawling galleries to hear insider secrets about infamous artists and their creations. Make your museum visit a fun adventure with games, selfies and surprises as you experience the Met on your own terms.This is an unconventional tour of the Met. Not recommended for participants under 16 years old.

This walking tour is designed for the person who loves taking photos. Regardless if you're shooting with an iPhone or are a more advanced camera user this tour provides amazing opportunities for capturing and creating and memorable pictures while at the same time discovering some of New York's amazing and past and present. Conducted by a licensed tour guide, and dedicated street photographer.

Discover two of New York's most significant landmarks in just half a day on this history tour. Meet your guide in Battery Park, and listen to an introduction about the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Then, take a ferry to Liberty Island, where you'll access the iconic statue's pedestal and can visit the accompanying museum. The tour continues when you transfer to nearby Ellis Island, where you'll visit the Ellis Island Immigration Museum and learn more about the landmark's history.

Have fun on a tour with a young, lively college student excited to show you the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island! This tour includes the ferry to the Statue of Liberty and entrance inside the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty before traveling to Ellis Island where a highlight tour of the Immigration museum is also included. We will make sure no one on the tour is bored!

Gain access to little-known secrets on this Brooklyn Bridge walking tour. As you stroll over the 130-year-old structure, your guide gives you the inside scoop on stories that range from love locks to an old Cold War fallout shelter. See the bridge new and different perspectives as you head down to explore underneath with your guide.

Enjoy two different perspectives on New York on this combination tour. First, set sail aboard a sightseeing cruise. Chart your way along the New York Harbor, get up close and personal with the Statue of Liberty, sail under the Brooklyn Bridge, and soak up the impeccable views of the New York skyline. Then, the tour continues when you head to One World Trade Center: the tallest building in the city. Skip the line and head up to its observation deck for panoramic cityscape views.

Explore the vibrant Lower East Side of Manhattan on a 2-hour small-group tour. Traverse the neighborhood on foot and learn about its rich immigrant past from your informative guide. Learn about the various groups who immigrated to America and sample some of the delicious foods - at your own expense - that they brought with them as you visit some of the area's famous landmarks.

Get to know one of New York's most popular public parks, and explore several of Manhattan's most characterful neighborhoods, on this morning tour. Meet your guide outside the Whitney Museum, and set off on a walk along the High Line: first opened in 2009, the one-of-a-kind park - formerly a disused railway line - offers up interactive artworks, impeccable views, and more. You'll also see Meatpacking District highlights, will try a selection of nibbles at Chelsea Market, and will venture to Chelsea's trendy art galleries and boutiques.

Step back in time by several hundred years, and learn more about what New York was like during the Revolutionary War, on this small-group walking tour. Meet your guide - a historian and specialist in the era - at City Hall Park in Lower Manhattan. You'll learn all about the Culper Spy Ring, will hear salacious stories of espionage and treachery, will visit the site of a former British jail, and much more.

Get off the typical tourist trail, and venture into Brooklyn to discover one of New York's most scenic green spaces. Prospect Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux - the same team who created Central Park - and is considered a masterpiece of landscape architecture. On this small-group tour, visit Grand Army Plaza, go people-watching in the Long Meadow, spot the Prospect Park Boathouse, and more. As you go, learn more about the landmark's history from your guide.

Open Sky Group presents the NYC Boats and Smokes cigar cruise series Join us for an intimate get together with cigar and scotch enthusiasts.

Go behind-the-scenes at the Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, and see parts of the church that are otherwise off-limits to visitors, during this small-group catacombs tour. Meet your guide at a convenient location in Lower Manhattan, and follow them into the church's catacombs. As you explore, you'll learn all about the landmark's place in New York history, will see its organ and other key features, and discover the final resting place of famous New Yorkers past.