NYC Secrets of Grand Central Station Tour
Description
Did you know there is a hidden tennis court inside Grand Central? Or that the ceiling is backwards? Discover many more secrets on this tour and learn about the surprising history of this New York City icon! This tour is led by a native New Yorker who is a licensed New York City Tour guide. - Discover the secrets of one of NYC’s most iconic buildings Learn about the design flaw as large as Grand Central’s main concourse - Find one of NYC’s most elegant cocktail bars formally an office, a speakeasy and a jail - Peek into the entrance of the glass walkways - Locate Grand Central’s hidden tennis court - Decipher the hidden symbols of the family that built Grand Central See what’s left of Grand Central’s lost movie theater
Tour Options
Itinerary
We will explore the many hidden gems inside Grand Central Terminal while learning all about the history of this iconic NYC building!
This tour takes place in the heart of midtown!
We will see the Metlife as we walk around Grand Central
We will see the beautiful Chrysler building as we go outside to take a close look at Grand Central Terminal's clock
We will peek inside this amazing bar hidden inside Grand Central Terminal
We will see it on this tour
We will end our tour there!
This tour takes place right in the middle of Manhattan in New York City
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What's included
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Tour is in English
- The tour starts in front of Track 29, inside Grand Central Terminal's main concourse. Your guide will be holding an "Untapped New York" sign.
Reviews(1,980)
Most of the tour consists of old pictures shown to you on an iPad. The guide was nice but we really did not walk much. Most of the places were not allowed access. We expected to see hidden parts of the station The description of the tour was not accurate.
Great experience! I commuted to and from Grand Central for several years and can't believe how much I learned on this tour. Many thanks to Jonathan who was an excellent guide and made the tour interesting and enjoyable. I'd recommend this tour even for New Yorkers like me who want to learn about this iconic site!
Our guide was fabulous. The tour was a must do for anyone coming to New York. Well worth the money.
This was a great, very informative tour and our guide, Bob, was great.
This tour helped me see so many things unnoticed during past visits. Amazing history as Manhattan grew North.
Interesting, and Mickey made the tour fun. We heard everything said, as ear mics were distributed to each attendee.
Jonathan was wonderful! It was fun and very informative. I wish we had the tour at the beginning of our trip as we would have been better acquainted with everything there.
Cullen did an amazing job explaining the history of grand central in a fun and informative way. I’d highly recommend the tour.
Thank you to John, our guide who shared his knowledge of the Grand Central Terminal. A fascinating insight into this incredible building, the history and architecture, plus stories about the Vanderbilts and Jackie Onassis. An important story about the value of heritage preservation in a city. I highly recommend this tour on your visit to New York. I always search for different experiences, slightly off the regular tourist routes where possible and this is certainly the perfect way to learn something new, away from the regular tourist sights.
I went with 2 old friends, one of whom booked it for us. Jonathan led the most exhilarating, hilarious and informative tour I can imagine—so much more fun than ever I anticipated. In a group of 12, he made it feel intimate by learning all our names and addressing each of us enough so that by the middle of the tour it felt like we all knew each other.
