Guided Tours

New York on foot

Walking tours in New York

Step off the grid and let the neighbourhoods of New York explain themselves.

Busy Midtown Manhattan crossing with yellow taxis and high-rises

Free walking tours

Free walking tours in New York

Free to reserve; you tip the guide at the end. Pick the route that fits your first day.

These tours cost nothing to book. You pay at the end, whatever the tour was worth to you. The guides live on that tip.

Soho, Little Italy & Chinatown Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Group tour Free walking tour

Soho, Little Italy & Chinatown Walking Tour

2:00 5.0 (116)

Delve deeper into the rich tapestry of New York City with CityShuffles, exploring the captivating historical districts of SoHo, Little Italy, and…

Operator: CityShuffles

Booking via: Freetour

New York Free Tour: Radical & Weird History of Chinatown and LES
Live guide: EN Group tour Free walking tour

New York Free Tour: Radical & Weird History of Chinatown and LES

2:45

Forget sanitized history. This tour drags you through the bizarre, unhinged past of Chinatown and the Lower East Side, trading generic tourist…

Operator: Freewheelin' Bike Tours

Booking via: Freetour

Free Walking Tour of Lower Manhattan
Live guide: EN Group tour Free walking tour

Free Walking Tour of Lower Manhattan

2:30

Discover the fascinating history of Lower Manhattan, where New York City began over 400 years ago.

Operator: Aline Katz

Booking via: Freetour

Guided walks

Guided walking tours in New York

Compare theme and route and open the walk that fits your visit to New York.

New York City: Gangsters and Ghosts 2-Hour Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Group tour

New York City: Gangsters and Ghosts 2-Hour Walking Tour

4.7 (688)

Explore NYC from the perspective of its ghosts and gangsters. Take a two-hour history-based guided tour and discover the city's best gangsters…

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Brooklyn: Bushwick Street Art Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Group tour

Brooklyn: Bushwick Street Art Walking Tour

4.8 (516)

See the street art of Bushwick, a Brooklyn neighborhood and living outdoor art gallery.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

NYC: Brooklyn Graffiti & Street Art Walking Tour in Bushwick
Live guide: EN Group tour

NYC: Brooklyn Graffiti & Street Art Walking Tour in Bushwick

4.7 (504)

Discover an exciting world of graffiti taggers and street artists on a walking tour of Brooklyn.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

True Crime New York: NYPD-Guided Mafia Walking Tour w/ Food
Live guide: EN Group tour

True Crime New York: NYPD-Guided Mafia Walking Tour w/ Food

4.7 (502)

Detective guided walking tour of New York City's East Village, and Little Italy. Follow in the footsteps of infamous Mafia and gangs with a…

Booking via: GetYourGuide

West Harlem: Gospel Church Service and Sunday Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Group tour

West Harlem: Gospel Church Service and Sunday Walking Tour

4.4 (463)

Experience worship with a local church in West Harlem featuring gospel and inspirational music.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

New York City: Dangerous Neighborhoods. Authentic Tour of the Bronx, Harlem & Brooklyn
Live guide: EN Group tour

New York City: Dangerous Neighborhoods. Authentic Tour of the Bronx, Harlem & Brooklyn

4.7 (348)

The original tour of the tough neighborhoods: from Hell's Kitchen to Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

New York City: Superheroes of NYC Guided Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Group tour

New York City: Superheroes of NYC Guided Walking Tour

4.6 (289)

Take an in-depth look into the superhero and comics world in a way that only New York City can deliver.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

NYC: Walking Tour with Local Guide and 30+ Top NYC Sights
Live guide: EN Group tour

NYC: Walking Tour with Local Guide and 30+ Top NYC Sights

4.3 (281)

Discover the 30 best sights in New York City on a walking tour with a local guide.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Brooklyn: Christmas Lights Walking Tour (Dyker Heights)
Live guide: EN Group tour

Brooklyn: Christmas Lights Walking Tour (Dyker Heights)

4.5 (253)

Experience the best of Brooklyn’s legendary Christmas light displays on a guided walking tour in NYC.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

NYC: Brooklyn Bridge and Dumbo District Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Group tour

NYC: Brooklyn Bridge and Dumbo District Walking Tour

4.7 (204)

Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and learn the amazing and dramatic story of this famous landmark while enjoying gorgeous views of the Manhattan…

Booking via: GetYourGuide

NYC: High Line, Chelsea, & Meatpacking District Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Group tour

NYC: High Line, Chelsea, & Meatpacking District Walking Tour

4.9 (203)

Visit the High Line, a park that's one of New York City's best-kept secrets. Check out the chic Meatpacking District neighborhood, and explore…

Booking via: GetYourGuide

For your own group

Private walking tours in New York

Booked for your group only: you agree pace, start time and emphasis with the guide.

New York City: Private Walking Tour with a Local
Live guide: EN Private tour

New York City: Private Walking Tour with a Local

4.7 (803)

Skip the typical tour. Discover New York City with a passionate local on a private, personalized walk full of hidden gems, real stories, and…

Booking via: GetYourGuide

SoHo, Little Italy, and Chinatown Guided Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Private tour

SoHo, Little Italy, and Chinatown Guided Walking Tour

4.6 (590)

Discover the fascinating histories of SoHo, Little Italy, and Chinatown where different worlds appear around nearly every corner.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

New York City: Greenwich Village Private Guided Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Private tour

New York City: Greenwich Village Private Guided Walking Tour

4.9 (321)

Discover the bohemian counterculture of New York’s Greenwich Village on a walking tour.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Create Your NYC: 100% Customizable Private Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Private tour

Create Your NYC: 100% Customizable Private Walking Tour

Private walking tour (no vehicle). Tell us your NYC dream – photo spots, movies, food, or sights. We'll design your route with a local expert.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Wall Street and Financial District Private Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Private tour

Wall Street and Financial District Private Walking Tour

Discover the secrets of Wall Street, the heart of real investment in NYC's Financial District.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

New York: City highlights Private Guided Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Private tour

New York: City highlights Private Guided Walking Tour

Immerse yourself in the beauty of New York with a customizable private walking tour with a guide.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

NYC: Soho, Little Italy and Chinatown Private Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Private tour

NYC: Soho, Little Italy and Chinatown Private Walking Tour

Discover New York City's diverse neighborhoods on a customizable private tour, exploring Soho, Little Italy, and Chinatown with rich historical…

Booking via: GetYourGuide

NYC: SoHo, Little Italy, and Chinatown Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Private tour

NYC: SoHo, Little Italy, and Chinatown Walking Tour

Explore SoHo, Little Italy, and Chinatown on a guided walking tour. Discover the hidden stories and cultural nuances that define these vibrant…

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Choosing a walking tour in New York

Choosing a walk in New York

The Manhattan grid makes the city easy to cross and hard to read, and that gap is what a guide closes. A first visit is well spent downtown, where the harbour, the memorial and the crooked old streets of the Financial District sit close together, or on a Midtown route that reads the towers from the pavement. Anyone coming back tends to leave the grid: Greenwich Village, the Lower East Side, Harlem, Brooklyn Heights and Williamsburg for the skyline from the far bank. Central Park and the High Line stay green from end to end, and the food and faith of a single immigrant neighbourhood will fill an afternoon on their own.

Where the free walk fits in

A free walking tour is free to reserve and tipped when the walk ends, which is a sensible way to get your bearings early in a trip. Booked walks narrow the subject, keep the group smaller and reach corners a large crowd would simply block.

The case for a private guide

Tight schedules make the argument: a layover, a work trip with one open evening, or a party spanning a teenager and a grandparent. You set the pace and name what you want to see.

Before you book

Quick answers

Is the guide really speaking English? +

Every tour listed here is led live by a guide in English; the card says so. Confirm the language for your date on the tour page before you finish booking.

Where does the walk start? +

Meeting point and start time depend on the tour you choose. They are shown on the tour page and again in your confirmation.

All questions

Pick a walking tour in New York

Compare today's list and open the tour that fits your visit.