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.