Tour Sights & Routes
Unlike other New York bus tours, our goal isn’t to crisscross as many streets as quickly as possible. The most important sights are seen from outside the tour bus, giving you the comfort of a bus and the opportunity to experience this amazing city from the ground up.
The following is a list of the sights we cover. Please note that the Royal Tour includes ALL sights of both Midtown & Downtown and Midtown & Uptown. Sights seen and experienced outside the bus are indicated with 
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The Royal New York Bus Tour
Midtown sights
- United Nations – 187 flag poles line its front
- Grand Central Terminal – Commuter city with over 100 train tracks
- Saks Fifth Avenue – where the elite of New York go shopping
- St. Patrick’s Cathedral – seats 10,000 people
- Rockefeller Center – funded by the money of one man
- Today Show Studios – home to Meredith and Matt
- Radio City Music Hall – the Rockettes made it famous
Downtown sights
- SoHo – birthplace of the hipster
- Cast-Iron architecture – unique to New York architecture
- Canal Street – shop til you drop
- The Civic District – the legal brain of New York
- City Hall – built in 1812, the ultimate City Hall
- Woolworth Building – the Cathedral of Commerce
- Former World Trade Center Site – we pay our respects
- Statue of Liberty – not just a statue, but a symbol
- Ellis Island – the doorway to America
- Brooklyn Bridge – a true New York icon
- South Street Seaport – a wonderful maritime reminder
- Lower East Side – the true melting-pot to America
Uptown sights
- Columbus Circle – paying tribute to Chris
- Tavern on the Green – where the posh go to dine
- Upper West Side – home to artists galore
- The Dakota – the first luxury condo built in 1881
- American Museum of Natural History – simply amazing
- Central Park – 843 acres of sculpted paradise
- Harlem – changing by leaps and bounds
- The Apollo Theatre – the Carnegie Hall of Harlem
- Upper East Side – where the most affluent New Yorkers can be found; Jackie O’s apartment building – where she lived most of her life
- Guggenheim Museum – designed by the famed Frank Lloyd Wright
- Metropolitan Museum of Art – the largest in the western hemisphere
- The Frick Collection – one man’s collection for us to see
Midtown & Downtown New York Bus Tour
Midtown sights
- Theatre District – home of 33 Broadway theatres
- Times Square – Crossroads of the world
- Sardi’s Restaurant – the Broadway Hall of Fame
- Fashion District – home to over 2,000 fashion design firms
- Macy’s Department Store – 2.5 miles of aisles to shop in
- Flatiron Building – 106 years old & named for its shape
- Empire State Building – 102 stories of architectural wonder
- Chelsea – contemporary art galleries galore
- Meatpacking District – turning into the next Rodeo drive
Downtown sights
- SoHo – birthplace of the hipster
- Cast-Iron architecture – unique to New York architecture
- Canal Street – shop til you drop
- The Civic District – the legal brain of New York
- City Hall – built in 1812, the ultimate City Hall
- Woolworth Building – the Cathedral of Commerce
- Former World Trade Center Site – we pay our respects
- Statue of Liberty – not just a statue, but a symbol
- Ellis Island – the doorway to America
- Brooklyn Bridge – a true New York icon
- South Street Seaport – a wonderful maritime reminder
- Lower East Side – the true melting-pot to America
Please note that the exact itinerary may change based on the weather conditions of the day, heavy traffic, special events/street closures, or the size of the group.