All of these tours work best on foot and subway, are 2-4 hours long and can be adjusted to fit your sightseeing schedule. Longer tours can be booked via vehicle. Don't see a tour on this list? Tell us what you want to see and we'll build your tour from scratch!

Financial $tudies of New York : This walking tour of Wall Street and the Financial District highlights NY's role as the economic capital of the US.  From its days as a Dutch trading post to the modern moments of online trading, NY is the center of it all. Tour visits the Alexander Hamilton Customs House (now home to the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian) views of NY Stock Exchange and Federal Hall National Monument. Optional visits to The American Museum of Finance and New York Federal Reserve Gold Vaults.

Holiday Lights of Dyker Heights, Brooklyn : (3 – 4 hours) This mostly-Italian neighborhood in deep Brooklyn is known around the world for its elaborate and outrageous house lights and decorations. Include a lunch or dinner at a traditional "red sauce" Italian restaurant. 

Irish Heritage of New York City: The Irish were America's first great wave of immigration; fleeing the potato famine in the mid-19^th century, the Irish changed the face of New York and the nation. Visit the former Five Points neighborhood, home to the Irish and the Gangs of New York, Old St Patrick's Cathedral and the extraordinary Irish Hunger Memorial. Hoist a pint of Guiness at a Irish Pub downtown. Note: All of these sites are adjacent to the WTC site and we can combine our World Trade Center tour with this tour.

Jewish Brooklyn:(3-5 hours) Visit Orthodox neighborhoods of Williamsburg, Crown Heights and Borough Park. Understand the differences between the deeply religious and old-world lifestyles of these three Jewish communities. Sample great kosher noshes and check out the Jewish Children's Museum.

Military History of New York : (3 – 5 hours)Although this city's only saw active combat during the American Revolution, you'd be surprised at how much military history NYC has. Choose between an "Army" tour aboard a coach, or a "Navy" tour aboard the New York Water Taxi. We'll visit the Forts of New York Harbor including Castle Clinton, and important battle sites of the American Revolution in Brooklyn including the Fulton Ferry, The Old Stone House, The Prison Ship Martyr's Monument and Green-Wood Cemetery's Battle Hill. Optional attractions include the Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum

Rockefeller Center, St Patrick's Cathedral and the Diamond District: Explore America's very first mall – Rockefeller Center – its sublime Art Deco artwork and statuary, which is home to NBC studios where they film Saturday Night Live, The Today Show, 30 Rock and more. Outside is the famed ice skating rink and the dazzling Holiday Christmas tree. Visit the Neo-Gothic St. Patrick's Cathedral. After spending some time in the majestic spires, walk a block to NY's Diamond District on 47th street and learn about this gem of an industry.

Secret Spots for Second-Timers: (3 – 5 hours) This always custom-designed tour is tailored towards little known sites and treasures for those who've been to New York before. Previous tours have included Malcolm Forbes' incredible toy collection; the Madame Alexander Doll Factory, Showroom and Doll Hospital; the Hall of Fame of Great Americans in the Bronx; The Chinese Scholar's Garden at Sailors Snug Harbor in Staten Island. Call to tell us what you've already seen and we'll show you so much more!

Staten Island Adventures: (3 – 5 hours) SI is the most non-New York of our 5 Boroughs. Suburban, even semi-rural, most visitors only see it when they look past the Statue of Liberty. Our tour includes a ride on the Staten Island ferry across the harbor past Lady Liberty and Ellis Island. We'll meet an automobile to explore historic Sailors Snug Harbor, The Chinese Scholars Garden, The Noble Maritime Collection, the Secret Garden and the Staten Island Botanical Garden including its Butterfly Pond. Historic Richmondtown contains dozens of restored historic buildings and costumed craftsmen and villagers and Staten Island even has its own Little Sri Lankan community with great food. Truly an adventure.

Vice and Virtue: The Gilded Age in Gramercy Park, Madison Square and the Tenderloin . At the turn of the 20^th century, this neighborhood was the home of both the extraodinarily wealthy as well as the Tenderloin: a den of brothels, vice halls and bachelor's clubs. See the famed Flatiron Building, the skyscrapers of Madison Square, Gramercy Park, visit the opulent National Arts Club and Teddy Roosevelt's birthplace.
Optional visit to the Museum of Sex.

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