Fun tours in NYC offer a wide range of activities across all five boroughs. New York is big and diverse enough to offer a bit of something unique for all tastes. The most popular choices are discussed below, from island hopping to foodie foraging in Brooklyn and walking tours of Greenwich Village.
Because it's part of this huge urban jungle, many visitors never realize that four of five boroughs are on islands. Add a few more islands to the mix and it makes for a great island hopping tour. Manhattan is on the must-visit list, and so is Long island since it has Queens and Brooklyn. Other optional islands that can be added include Staten, Liberty, Ellis, Governors, Rikers and Roosevelt islands.
The Statue of Liberty is on Liberty Island. Ellis Island holds the immigration complex which was the gateway into America for the immigrant ancestors of half of the entire nation's current population. The Staten Island ferry takes visitors to Staten Island. The red aerial tramway over the East River links Manhattan to Roosevelt Island. Queens and Brooklyn are on Long Island.
Most foodie fun tours in NYC focus on Brooklyn. The street food and stalls are incomparable, including hot dogs in Coney Island, food trucks in the Red Hook Ball Fields and wonderful little restaurants and dive bars in Williamsburg. By the way, Coney Island is not technically an island.
Foraging for a specific kind of ethnic food may require bites of the Big Apple beyond Brooklyn. Apart from Chinatown, Manhattan also boasts of historic kosher delis and pizzerias. Astoria in Queens is the place to find Greek cuisine, while Harlem is ground zero for soul food and jazz.
Speaking of ground zero, tourists will get plenty of bang for the buck in Lower Manhattan. Traditional tourist attractions such as ground zero and the Wall Street charging bull in the financial district are no doubt worth a look-see. But the real fun begins in SoHo, stretches past the Meatpacking District, and continues in the West Village, Greenwich Village and perhaps Little Italy. TriBeCa may also be an interesting addition.
Join a walking tour of Greenwich Village or go pizzeria hopping in Little Italy and Nolita. The Meatpacking District is a fascinating place to take a break and watch the crowd flow by. SoHo is kind of an artsy area where visitors can poke around the galleries and check out the historic buildings, if that sounds like fun. TriBeCa is (or was) Robert De Niro's turf and is home to the TriBeCa Film Festival.
There are quite a few other options, from chauffeured limo tours to open top double decker bus rides around the city. Cruise liners can circle around the islands and show people the whole city without any hassle or traffic. Children may enjoy the city's multitude of family-friendly zoos, including two in Central Park and another two in Brooklyn and the Bronx.
All this was just a tiny taste of the fun tours in NYC that visitors can experience. A place like Grand Central Terminal is a whole new world by itself, where geeks can hit the Apple Store and architecture lovers can marvel at the Beaux-Arts style. They even have ghost hunting tours at Grand Central for those who believe in the paranormal.
Because it's part of this huge urban jungle, many visitors never realize that four of five boroughs are on islands. Add a few more islands to the mix and it makes for a great island hopping tour. Manhattan is on the must-visit list, and so is Long island since it has Queens and Brooklyn. Other optional islands that can be added include Staten, Liberty, Ellis, Governors, Rikers and Roosevelt islands.
The Statue of Liberty is on Liberty Island. Ellis Island holds the immigration complex which was the gateway into America for the immigrant ancestors of half of the entire nation's current population. The Staten Island ferry takes visitors to Staten Island. The red aerial tramway over the East River links Manhattan to Roosevelt Island. Queens and Brooklyn are on Long Island.
Most foodie fun tours in NYC focus on Brooklyn. The street food and stalls are incomparable, including hot dogs in Coney Island, food trucks in the Red Hook Ball Fields and wonderful little restaurants and dive bars in Williamsburg. By the way, Coney Island is not technically an island.
Foraging for a specific kind of ethnic food may require bites of the Big Apple beyond Brooklyn. Apart from Chinatown, Manhattan also boasts of historic kosher delis and pizzerias. Astoria in Queens is the place to find Greek cuisine, while Harlem is ground zero for soul food and jazz.
Speaking of ground zero, tourists will get plenty of bang for the buck in Lower Manhattan. Traditional tourist attractions such as ground zero and the Wall Street charging bull in the financial district are no doubt worth a look-see. But the real fun begins in SoHo, stretches past the Meatpacking District, and continues in the West Village, Greenwich Village and perhaps Little Italy. TriBeCa may also be an interesting addition.
Join a walking tour of Greenwich Village or go pizzeria hopping in Little Italy and Nolita. The Meatpacking District is a fascinating place to take a break and watch the crowd flow by. SoHo is kind of an artsy area where visitors can poke around the galleries and check out the historic buildings, if that sounds like fun. TriBeCa is (or was) Robert De Niro's turf and is home to the TriBeCa Film Festival.
There are quite a few other options, from chauffeured limo tours to open top double decker bus rides around the city. Cruise liners can circle around the islands and show people the whole city without any hassle or traffic. Children may enjoy the city's multitude of family-friendly zoos, including two in Central Park and another two in Brooklyn and the Bronx.
All this was just a tiny taste of the fun tours in NYC that visitors can experience. A place like Grand Central Terminal is a whole new world by itself, where geeks can hit the Apple Store and architecture lovers can marvel at the Beaux-Arts style. They even have ghost hunting tours at Grand Central for those who believe in the paranormal.
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