History Highlights Private NYC History Tour
Beyond Times Square’s History Highlights Private NYC History Tour is an absolute must if you are a fan of history – in particular the history of New York City.
Created just for history buffs, this look at the rich history of the Big Apple is led by one of our local licensed tour guides – who, of course, is a history specialist.
Your full-day specialty experience will start in Brooklyn and end at the iconic Empire State Building – with plenty of stops along the way.
You’ll start your New York history tour in Brooklyn with a walk over the world-famous Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan.
From there you’ll embark on our Origins of New York Private Walking Tour to see where it all started as “New Amsterdam” – a small Dutch settlement that today is known as Lower Manhattan.
After taking in various historical sites, your tour will end and you get to enjoy lunch at NYC’s most historic – and oldest – bar and restaurant.
But it’s not over yet, because after lunch you’ll be treated to a private 90-minute tour of the iconic Empire State Building with one of their Official Ambassadors!
Don’t miss out on this fabulous opportunity to delve into the history of America’s Melting Pot!
Offered Year Round
Duration: Approximately 8-Hours
Start Time: Between 8am & 11am
Meeting Location: Flexible
Activity Level: Easy
History Highlights Private NYC History Tour
Itinerary & Highlights
- Your historical tour of NYC begins when your private driver picks you up at your hotel in a luxury vehicle to take you to the start of your tour in Brooklyn.
- Here you’ll meet your expert tour guide and start your journey with a walk over the infamous Brooklyn Bridge, taking in breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline, the Statue of Liberty and other sites along the East River. Your step back into history commences as you disembark the bridge’s walkway into Lower Manhattan – which you will see like never before – through history.
- Walking in the footsteps of early settlers, you’ll be enchanted by stories and little-known facts your tour guide will share. As you wind your way through Lower Manhattan, you’ll see the spot where George Washington was inaugurated, St. Paul’s Chapel – which is the oldest church building in Manhattan, Trinity Church – where you will find out why it was an important site during the American Revolution, the infinity pools of the 9/11 Memorial and more.
- At the conclusion of your tour, it’s time for a scrumptious lunch. You’ll have premade reservations at the historical Fraunces Tavern, which is a National Landmark building that once served as a watering hole for many of the Founding Fathers of the US!
- After lunch your private luxury vehicle will pick you up to head to the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan. Upon arrival, you’ll meet up with one of the building’s Official Ambassadors who’ll take you on a fun and informative 90-minute tour. Here you’ll get VIP treatment, hear about the history of the building and be treated to insider access.
- All stops, timing and inclusions of the tour are dependent upon traffic and weather conditions.
- Private Local History Specialist Tour Guide for 4-hours (for the walk over the Brooklyn Bridge and the Origins of NY Private Walking Tour)
- Lunch reservation at Fraunces Tavern (the cost of the meal is not included)
- 90-minute official private tour of the Empire State Building – including access to the 86th-floor observation decks
- One-way transfer via luxury vehicle from your hotel to Brooklyn for the start of the tour
- One-way transfer via luxury vehicle from Fraunces Tavern to the Empire State Building
- Driver gratuities are included
- 24-hour support phone number
*Gratuities for the tour guides are not included
*Cost of lunch at Fraunces Tavern is not included
- The starting time and date of the tour are customizable to fit your schedule.
- We recommend a start time of between 8:00am and 11:00am.
- This tour is offered all year round, 7 days a week.
- Restrictions may apply depending on the date and time of the tour.
You can customize the starting location of the tour to fit your schedule. You can choose to start the tour at your hotel doorstep, at a restaurant where you just finished breakfast or lunch, or at a custom location of your liking.
- Pick-up or drop-off locations outside of Manhattan may accrue additional time & cost.
- Pick-up or drop-off locations outside of Manhattan may accrue additional time & cost.
- We can customize the tour and stops to fit your needs upon request.
Starting from: $669 per guest
