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Last reviewed · 30 July 2026
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Twelve excursions across the five boroughs: the Statue of Liberty, a helicopter over the harbour, Broadway seats, the 9/11 Memorial, Brooklyn pizza and the Hamptons in a day.
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Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island ferry with reserved entry
4.7(24,800 reviews)
The first ferry from Battery Park to Liberty Island for the pedestal and the 1886 torch in the museum, then Ellis Island's Registry Room, where twelve million arrivals were processed.
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- Round ferry
- Pedestal ticket
- Audio guide
- Both islands
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9/11 Memorial & Museum guided visit
4.8(11,200 reviews)
The plaza and its two waterfalls in the towers' footprints, explained by a guide who lived through it, then museum entry for the Survivors' Stairs, the slurry wall and the last column.
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- Museum ticket
- Live guide
- Small group
- Skip the ticket line
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Manhattan helicopter flight over the skyline
4.8(15,600 reviews)
Twelve to eighteen minutes up the Hudson from the Downtown heliport: the statue and Ellis Island, the Financial District, the Empire State and Central Park's green rectangle from above.
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- Window seat guaranteed
- Headset commentary
- Heliport fees included
- Photos allowed
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Top of the Rock and Empire State observatory combo
4.7(8,900 reviews)
Both of the classic decks in one evening: the Empire State's 86th-floor open terrace, then Top of the Rock, the only place from which the Empire State itself is the view.
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- Both tickets
- Timed entry
- Flexible dates
- Mobile ticketing
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Broadway show ticket with pre-theatre dinner
4.7(4,300 reviews)
A current Broadway production with reserved seating, preceded by a three-course dinner on Restaurant Row a few minutes' walk from the theatre district.
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- Reserved seat
- Three-course dinner
- Theatre within walking distance
- Ticket delivered digitally
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Brooklyn Bridge, DUMBO and pizza tasting walk
4.9(5,700 reviews)
Walk the 1883 span from Manhattan into Brooklyn, then eat through DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights: coal-oven pizza, a Sicilian square, cannoli and the Promenade's skyline at the end.
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- All tastings
- Local guide
- Small group
- Bridge walk
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Harlem gospel Sunday service and soul-food brunch
4.8(3,400 reviews)
A Sunday morning service at a Harlem church that welcomes visitors, with the neighbourhood's Renaissance history along the way and a soul-food brunch to finish.
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- Reserved seating
- Local guide
- Brunch included
- Small group
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Metropolitan Museum of Art highlights with an art historian
4.9(2,800 reviews)
Two million objects edited into three hours: the Temple of Dendur, the Egyptian wing, the Dutch and Impressionist rooms and the American Wing, with entry included.
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- Museum admission
- Art historian guide
- Small group
- Headsets
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Queens international food crawl on the 7 train
4.9(1,600 reviews)
Along the elevated 7 line through Jackson Heights, Corona and Flushing: Colombian bakery, Tibetan momos, Mexican tacos and hand-pulled noodles in a basement food court.
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- All tastings
- Metro fare included
- Local guide
- Small group
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Greenwich Village jazz club night
4.8(1,900 reviews)
The basements that made the music: a walk past the Vanguard, the Blue Note and the old Gaslight with the stories attached, then a reserved seat for a live set.
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- Cover charge included
- One drink
- Reserved seating
- Small group
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Hamptons and Montauk day trip from Manhattan
4.6(1,200 reviews)
East along the South Fork for East Hampton's shingled Main Street, a lobster lunch on the water at Montauk and the 1796 lighthouse on the point where the island ends.
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- Coach transport
- Guide in English
- Beach and village stops
- Lighthouse entry
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Sunset sail on a classic schooner from the Seaport
4.9(3,900 reviews)
Out of the South Street Seaport on a wooden schooner, under the Brooklyn Bridge and down the harbour past Governors Island to the statue as the skyline lights come on.
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- Two hours under sail
- Cash bar aboard
- Statue approach
- Small capacity
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