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New York City’s 15 most popular self-guided tours, with what each one costs, how long it runs and where you actually book it.
A 90-minute open-top NYC night bus tour with panoramic views, included headphones, and pre-recorded audio in 11 languages.
Most Popular“They don't leave on time, bad customer service, no heat on the bus. Took three hours to get back in to town.”
A 2-hour Metropolitan Museum of Art highlight tour with a licensed guide, plus all-day Met entry and same-day Met Cloisters access.
“Our tour guide, Alex was very knowledgeable about the museum and the art pieces on display. He was very energetic and we enjoyed his tour. The museum is huge so it would be impossible to see everything in one visit. The 2 hour tour gave us an overview of the museum but we didn't get…”
Explore St. Patrick’s Cathedral with a $20 self-guided audio tour, entry included, multi-language options, and about 2 hours.
“Difficult to find person for audio tour before and after to get and return audio equipment. Restroom difficult to find.”
Self-guided Central Park audio walk with offline GPS, 40+ stories, and flexible pacing. $14.99 with lifetime access.
“Easy to follow, interesting information, lots of options. The price is attractive. I had a terrific time all by myself. I'm a 68 year old woman.”
Self-guided audio walk through Grand Central Terminal with 25+ stories on the Vanderbilts, Whispering Gallery, and ceiling details, offline.
“Wonderful tour ! Very informative and interesting ! Just had a little problem opening up tour . Neede help and walk through with agent at tour website - then it all went smoothly!”
Skip-the-queue ferry to Liberty and Ellis Island with an easy audio guide and museum entry in a self-paced 4–5 hour tour.
“Boat was nice and view was amazing. Audio guide easy to use and explain many interesting things. We learn a lot about history but not boring. Staff was helpful and organized good. Everything on time and no problem. Really happy we book this tour.”
Self-guided Millionaire Row audio walk on Fifth Avenue with GPS cues, Gilded Age stories, offline maps, and a finish at the Met.
“Better than with a live tour guide. The quality of the script is outstanding. The information is thorough, the presentation is brilliant, both enlightening and entertaining. The technical aspect is what really surprised: the GPS tracks your location and tells you to cross the street, to look to the left or to the right –…”
Self-guided visit inside NYC’s largest Gothic Cathedral. Marvel stained glass, 15th-century art, and a Keith Haring altarpiece in 1 hour.
Visit the Eldridge Street Synagogue museum for $7, see Moorish Revival stained glass, learn Lower East Side Jewish immigrant history, and more.
“Koniecznie zobaczyć w N.Y Synagoga przepiękna plus historia narodu.”
Hamilton walking tour in Lower Manhattan with audio: four NYC landmarks tied to the musical. Small group, 1:30 pm start.
“We had a tour scheduled but the guide was ill so we scrambled and found Dana and are so glad we did. She gave our family of 4 - kids ages 12 and 14- a perfect Hamilton experience. It was about 90 min long which was honestly the perfect length for our attention spans. She’s…”
Self-guided audio walk through Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO with offline maps, 25+ stories, and lifetime access for $14.99.
“The tour could use more history and less general information like “that’s the Statue of Liberty”. The dumbo portion is hard to do on a weekend because the area is swarming with tourists. There were strange facts choices, as we were walking by the place where Walt Whitman worked, The tour audio instead decided to…”
A self-guided, offline audio walk from the High Line to Hudson Yards with GPS guidance and smart photo stops for about $10.
“Really enjoyable tour, informative and interesting, learning things I would never have found otherwise. The tour uses Vidi Guides which is OK but I have previously used VoiceMap which I think is a better platform so one star off for that.”
Self-guided 30-minute VoiceMap walk in NYC’s Financial District with Charging Bull, the Federal Reserve, and the Museum of American Finance.
“Didn't really get a lot of info. Very surface-level and not much quantity. A quick Google search of what you are walking by would give more details. I would not recommend. Thankfully, it was cheap.”
A self-guided New York date-night app route with photo stops at Big Gay Ice Cream, Belvedere Castle, M&M’S, plus dinner at Au Za’atar.
“We don’t hit the city very often so wanted to try something new. Definitely a great experience for our first time taking a tour!”
App-guided Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island tour from Battery Park, with controllable audio and optional official ferry and entry tickets.
“I give the tour company a 4 for securing the tickets and the audio tour app; Viator should get a 1 but I gave them a 2 for very poor communication and lack of assistance. I had an issue where I hadn’t received my tickets and needed to get ahold of the tour company, but…”
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