Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tours
The following is a small sample:
Big Onion Walking Tours
WALKING TOUR
( 888-606-9255;
www.bigonion.com
;
tours $20)
Popular and quirky guided tours specializ-
ing in ethnic and neighborhood tours.
Circle Line
BOAT TOUR
( 212-563-3200;
www.circleline42.com
; Pier 83, W 42nd St; tickets from $29; A/C/E to 42nd
St-Port Authority Bus Terminal)
Ferry boat tours, from semicircle to a full island cruise with
guided commentary, as well as powerful speedboat trips (adult/child $27/21).
Gray Line Sightseeing
BUS TOUR
(
www.newyorksightseeing.com
;
777 8th Ave; adult/child from $42/$32)
Hop-on, hop-off double-
decker multilingual guided bus tours of all the boroughs (except Staten Island).
Municipal Art Society
WALKING TOUR
( 212-935-3960;
www.mas.org
; 111 W 57th St; tours $20; F to 57th St)
Various scheduled
tours focusing on architecture and history, including daily 12:30pm tours of Grand Cent-
ral Terminal.
New York City Audubon
WALKING TOUR
( 212-691-7483;
www.nycaudubon.org
;
71 W 23rd St, Ste 1523; tours $8-100; F/M to 23rd St)
Expert instructors and guides lead trips including birding in Central Park and the Bronx
and ecology cruises of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
NYC Gangster Tours Walking
TOUR
(
www.nycgangstertours.com
; tours $25)
Sure, it's a little schticky, but colorful and know-
ledgeable guides make these walking tours focusing on NYC's Italian, Chinese and Jew-
ish mafia interesting and fun.
On Location Tours
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