NYC Midtown Manhattan Highlights Private Walking Tour
Overview
Choose one of our excellent tour options tailored to your needs and interests:
2-hour: Midtown Manhattan Highlights
This option includes a basic walking tour of Central Manhattan with highlights such as Times Square, Broadway and Rockefeller Center.
3-hour: Midtown Highlights & Grand Central Terminal
This option includes a longer walking tour of Central Manhattan with highlights such as Times Square, Broadway and Rockefeller Center and a visit to the Grand Central Terminal.
4-hour: Midtown, Grand Central & St. Patrick's Cathedral
This option includes a longer walking tour of Central Manhattan with highlights such as Times Square and a visit to St. Patrick's Cathedral and Grand Central Terminal.
6-hour: Midtown, Grand Central, Cathedral & Empire State
This option includes a longer walking tour of the highlights of Central Manhattan with a visit to the Empire State Building, St. Patrick's Cathedral and Grand Central Terminal.
What's Included
- Private Walking Tour of the Highlights of Central Manhattan
- Skip-the-line tickets to the top and main decks of the Empire State Building (6-hour option only)
- Free admission to Grand Central Terminal (3, 4 and 6-hour options only)
- Skip-the-line tickets and official audio tour of St. Patrick’s Cathedral (4 and 6-hour options only)
- - (number of attractions depends on the selected option)
- 5-Star Licensed Guide who is fluent in the language of your choice
- Free admission to Grand Central Terminal (in 2-hour option)
- Skip-the-line tickets and official audio tour of St. Patrick’s Cathedral (in 2 and 3-hour options)
- Skip-the-line tickets to the top and main decks -
- - of the Empire State Building (in 2, 3 and 4-hour options)
Meeting Location
Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10111, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
ATLAS
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
St. Patrick's Cathedral
1 hour 20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Rockefeller Center
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Radio City Music Hall
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Father Duffy statue
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
MetLife Building
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Grand Central Terminal
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Empire State Building
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Please check your email the day before the tour to receive important information.
- Please note that the number of attractions depends on the selected option. Tours inside the Grand Central Terminal, St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Empire State Building are not included in the 2-hour option.
- Skip-the-line tickets to St. Patrick’s Cathedral allow you to enter faster without purchasing tickets on the spot, but you may have to wait in line for ticket validation and mandatory security checks. Since the Cathedral is an active place of worship, sightseeing inside is allowed only with the official audio tour available in English, Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese. Tours during scheduled events (such as the Sunday, daily and holiday masses) are limited, so parts or the entire church may be closed at the time of your visit.
- Skip-the-line tickets to the Empire State Building include access to the top deck and main deck. Tickets are valid for timed admission without waiting in line at the ticket office, however you will have to wait in line for the mandatory security checks and elevators.
- For the comfort of all guests, it is best to have 1 licensed guide per maximum of 25 guests. If there are 26-50 in your group, we will provide the service of 2 licensed guides so that all guests can get the best experience, ask questions and hear the guide well.
Frequently Asked Questions
(6)Q: What is the cancellation policy for the NYC Midtown Manhattan Highlights Private Walking Tour?
A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EDT). Read more Apr 2025
Additional Info
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool New York City customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EDT).
- Private Walking Tour of the Highlights of Central Manhattan.
- Skip-the-line tickets to the top and main decks of the Empire State Building (6-hour option only).
- Free admission to Grand Central Terminal (3, 4 and 6-hour options only).
- Skip-the-line tickets and official audio tour of St. Patrick’s Cathedral (4 and 6-hour options only).
- - (number of attractions depends on the selected option).
- 5-Star Licensed Guide who is fluent in the language of your choice.
- Free admission to Grand Central Terminal (in 2-hour option).
- Skip-the-line tickets and official audio tour of St. Patrick’s Cathedral (in 2 and 3-hour options).
- Skip-the-line tickets to the top and main decks -.
- - of the Empire State Building (in 2, 3 and 4-hour options).
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the NYC Midtown Manhattan Highlights Private Walking Tour is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for NYC Midtown Manhattan Highlights Private Walking Tour will be included in your confirmation email from Cool New York City. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- Private Walking Tour of the Highlights of Central Manhattan
- Skip-the-line tickets to the top and main decks of the Empire State Building (6-hour option only)
- Free admission to Grand Central Terminal (3, 4 and 6-hour options only)
- Skip-the-line tickets and official audio tour of St. Patrick’s Cathedral (4 and 6-hour options only)
- - (number of attractions depends on the selected option)
- 5-Star Licensed Guide who is fluent in the language of your choice
- Free admission to Grand Central Terminal (in 2-hour option)
- Skip-the-line tickets and official audio tour of St. Patrick’s Cathedral (in 2 and 3-hour options)
- Skip-the-line tickets to the top and main decks -
- - of the Empire State Building (in 2, 3 and 4-hour options)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Please check your email the day before the tour to receive important information.
- Please note that the number of attractions depends on the selected option. Tours inside the Grand Central Terminal, St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Empire State Building are not included in the 2-hour option.
- Skip-the-line tickets to St. Patrick’s Cathedral allow you to enter faster without purchasing tickets on the spot, but you may have to wait in line for ticket validation and mandatory security checks. Since the Cathedral is an active place of worship, sightseeing inside is allowed only with the official audio tour available in English, Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese. Tours during scheduled events (such as the Sunday, daily and holiday masses) are limited, so parts or the entire church may be closed at the time of your visit.
- Skip-the-line tickets to the Empire State Building include access to the top deck and main deck. Tickets are valid for timed admission without waiting in line at the ticket office, however you will have to wait in line for the mandatory security checks and elevators.
- For the comfort of all guests, it is best to have 1 licensed guide per maximum of 25 guests. If there are 26-50 in your group, we will provide the service of 2 licensed guides so that all guests can get the best experience, ask questions and hear the guide well.
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