Our Tours - 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 listing of the sights we will see. More details and pricing for each of our tours can be found on our Marvelous Manhattan Tours Selection and Pricing page.
Sights seen and experienced outside the bus are indicated with
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The Royal New York 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

- 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
- Greenwich Village a charming enclave home to artists galore
- SoHo birthplace of the hipster
- Cast-Iron architecture unique to New York architecture
- Canal Street home of the famous "knock-offs"
- The Civic District the legal brain of New York
- City Hall built in 1812, the ultimate City Hall
- Woolworth Building the Cathedral of Commerce
- St. Paul's Chapel miraculously survived 9/11
- 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
- Katz's Deli lunch stop at oldest deli in NYC (lunch not included in tour price)
Uptown sights
- Columbus Circle paying tribute to Christopher with the Time Warner Center
- Tavern on the Green NYC landmark awaiting reopening
- Upper West Side home to artists galore
- The Dakota the first luxury condo built in 1881 home to John Lennon
- American Museum of Natural History simply amazing
- Central Park 843 acres of sculpted paradise

- Upper East Side where the most affluent New Yorkers live (Jackie O’s apt)
- Metropolitan Museum of Art the largest in the western hemisphere
- The Juilliard School world-renowned fine arts school
- Lincoln Center home to New York's opera and ballet
- The Frick Collection one man’s collection for us to see
More details and pricing for the Royal New York tour
The Gems Midtown & Downtown New York 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

Downtown sights
- Greenwich Village a charming enclave home to artists galore
- SoHo birthplace of the hipster
- Cast-Iron architecture unique to New York architecture
- Canal Street home of the famous "knock-offs"
- The Civic District the legal brain of New York
- City Hall built in 1812, the ultimate City Hall
- Woolworth Building the Cathedral of Commerce
- St. Paul's Chapel miraculously survived 9/11
- 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
- Katz's Deli lunch stop at oldest deli in NYC (lunch not included in tour price)
More details and pricing for the Gems New York tour
The Festive Lights Night Tour (seasonal)
Lights and sights
- Winter Garden New York's only palm trees and the former World Trade Center
- NY Stock Exchange Trees that seem like they're made out of money
- Little Italy An Italian holiday and the "Happy Together" souvenir shop
- Ferrara's Italian pastries to fuel your sightseeing
- Gramercy Park NY's only remaining private park
- Grand Central Terminal A holiday laser show on the ceiling of a great landmark
- Bloomberg Building Home to an amazing tree
- Bloomingdale's The largest wreath in New York City
- Rockefeller Center Home to THE tree, and lots of clumsy skaters
More details and pricing for the Festive Lights Night Tour
Please note that the exact itinerary of any of our tours may change based on daily weather conditions, traffic, special events/street closures, or the size of the group.



