USA Guided Tours - Discover NYC!

USA Guided Tours™ Discover NYC! Tour includes the best attractions New York City has to offer. You will experience the City by bus and boat, and walk through some of New York’s finest districts!

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
 •  Enjoy boat cruise along New York City’s Harbor and experience the breathtaking views of world famous landmarks – i.e. the Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island
 •   Walk through New York’s Financial District to see Wall Street and The New York Stock Exchange
 •   Visit Madison Square Park for view of the Empire Building and Flatiron Building
 •   Stop at the 9/11 Memorial

TOUR ITINERARY
 •   Financial District (Wall Street, New York Stock Exchange)
 •   Federal Hall
 •   9/11 Memorial (does not include entry)
 •   Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island (view from cruise)
 •   Chinatown
 •   Madison Square Park (view Empire State Building and Flatiron Building)
 •   Central Park (Dakota Building/Apartments, Strawberry Fields)
 •   St. Patrick’s Cathedral
 •   Rockefeller Center (NBC Studios, St. Paul’s Chapel)

TOUR SUMMARY
The first stop on the tour is Madison Square Park where the original location of the sports arena Madison Square Garden was, hence the name. In that area there are awesome views of the Flatiron building from movies such as Spider-Man (location of the Daily Bugle Newspaper Headquarters), the MetLife Clock Tower (tallest building in the world from 1909-1913), and the Empire State Building.

The second stop on the tour is Wall St. for views of the New York Stock Exchange, Federal Hall (the location of the first Capital Building of the United States), Trinity Church, and the Woolworth Building (tallest building in the world from 1913-1928).

The third stop is the World Trade Center 9/11 Memorial. The tour does not include entry into the 9/11 Museum, but visitors will be able to walk around the Memorial and view the waterfalls of "Reflecting Absence," the footprints of where the original twin towers stood, and see the Survivor Tree that survived the destruction of 9/11.

The fourth stop is a Pier 11 for the 12:10pm ride on the New York Watertaxi. This 45-minute guided cruise has a concession stand with various snacks and drinks for purchase. There are views of the Manhattan and Brooklyn skylines and bridges (the Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg bridges), Governor's Island, Ellis Island, and a stop in front of the Statue of Liberty for a great photo opportunity.

The fifth stop is at Central Park West and 72nd St. in front of the Dakota Building (where Beatles star John Lennon lived) and includes a short walk into the park to see the Imagine mosaic dedicated to Lennon as well of views other sites in the area such as the luxury condominiums where various celebrities live .

The 6th stop is Rockefeller Center for views of St. Patrick's Cathedral, the location of the ice skating rink and Christmas Tree, and NBC's Today Show.

TOUR DURATION
6 hours (10am – 4pm)
The departure time for the Discover NYC tour is 10:00 am. Check-in at the bus no later than 9:30 am. The departure location is 7th Ave. between 50th and 51st Street.

Black out dates January 1st, July 4th. November 21st, December 25th, December 31st