Bowling Green Tours

Stroll through the life of Alexander Hamilton in New York City and the Tony Award-winning 'Hamilton' musical on a 2-hour walking tour that features songs from the hit Broadway show. Whether you have already seen the show, plan to see it soon, or simply love the cast album, this tour provides context to the story as you explore lower Manhattan from the perspective of Alexander Hamilton.

Spend your morning learning about one of the nation's biggest tragedies during this Lower Manhattan tour of Wall Street and the 911 Memorial. Explore the Financial District and walk in the shadows of Wall Street's towering skyscrapers as you learn about the history of finance and banking from your friendly guide. Then head to the 9/11 Memorial, where you'll discover the history and impact of this dark day's events on the city and on the world.

Learn the secrets of New York’s subway on a 2.5-hour underground tour with a private guide. Hear stories about the engineering, technology and people behind the subway’s construction. Discover legends and secrets about abandoned levels, hidden stations and fake houses that disguise escape routes around the city. See official and unofficial art as you follow the 1904 line from Bowling Green to Grand Central Terminal, and get a surprising look at places that every New Yorker sees—but few notice.

Get to know Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the United States, on this guided, 90-minute, small-group walking tour in New York City. Visit the Financial District in Lower Manhattan and see where Hamilton lived and worked. Get to know much more about the man as well as his family and friends. It’s a great precursor to the award-winning Broadway musical ‘Hamilton.’

Have only a limited amount of time to explore New York? Make the most of your stay on this seamless, full-day tour. Meet in the morning at a convenient Midtown location, and set off. Traveling via comfortable coach, you’ll see a number of highlights across Manhattan, from Fifth Avenue and Rockefeller Center to Central Park, Wall Street, and the 9/11 Memorial. The tour also includes round-trip ferry transit to Liberty Island (where entry to the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal is included) and Ellis Island, plus several guided walking stops.

Head back in time a few centuries to Revolutionary War–era New York City on this entertaining and informative guided walking tour. Learn about the history of New York in the late 18th century and visit some of the city's oldest still-functioning properties, including St. Paul’s Chapel and Fraunces Tavern. Learn about some famed historical figures, including George Washington, from a guide who’s a regular contributor to Travel Channel's Mysteries at the Museum.

Explore downtown Manhattan and the heart of New York City on this historic, guided, 2-hour tour. See where Manhattan began, at Fort Amsterdam. Visit Bowling Green Park and the famous Charging Bull. See where George Washington bid farewell to his troops at the Fraunces Tavern, New York's oldest building. Finally, walk through the space of the former World Trade Center, where the tragic events of 9/11 took place. Then take a ferry ride to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, featuring pedestal access tickets.

Discover New York City's inspiring history and iconic landmarks on a guided tour of Lower and Midtown Manhattan. Hear stories of Alexander Hamilton, see the bustling province of Wall Street traders, and pay tribute at the 9/11 Memorial Plaza. Then head uptown to stroll in the shadow of architectural marvels like the Empire State Building, New York Public Library, and Grand Central Station, plus lesser-known treasures that many tourists miss.

Explore the architecture of New York City’s world-famous financial district on this fascinating 1.5-hour walking tour. Led by a knowledgeable local guide, discover some of the financial district’s most popular downtown buildings as well as some lesser-known and harder to find spots. See everything from Battery Park, the New York Stock Exchange and Wall Street to 28 Liberty Place, the Helmsley Building, Zucotti Park and much more. Also, witness the site of an architectural dig from the 1970s plus both the old and new Staten Island ferry terminals.

Explore the bustling, vibrant capital of world finance with a 1.5-hour walking tour of Wall Street, and learn its history of soaring fortunes, dramatic crashes and intrigues. Follow your guide through the heart of Manhattan, and enjoy live narration on a personal audio device. Hear about the dynamic characters that shaped the American economy, pause for a selfie with the Wall Street bull and bear, and see the the lofty architecture that defines this compact neighborhood. Finish your tour at the 9/11 Memorial, a moving museum at the Ground Zero site.

See downtown Manhattan with ease and efficiency on a private walking tour that hits the area’s top landmarks, including Battery Park, Wall Street, Alexander Hamilton’s gravesite, and the 9/11 Memorial. The private tour ensures the full and undivided attention of your guide, whose presence allows you to absorb the sights without the stress of navigating on your own.

Start your day strong with a leisurely 5-mile sightseeing run. As you follow your guide at an easy pace over the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges and into Wall Street, you’ll see more of the city in one morning than you could if walking. Take breaks to learn about landmarks you may not have noticed on your own, and finish the tour at the iconic Charging Bull statue.

Visit two of New York City’s essential districts in one day on a small-group combo tour of Lower Manhattan and Midtown. See where past and present collide as you learn about the city’s Dutch colonial roots layered under the economic powerhouse of Wall Street, and remember those lost at the 9/11 Memorial. Then head uptown to walk among landmark buildings like the Empire State Building and New York Public Library as you explore Midtown's architectural legacy.

Discover the birthplace of New York City on this fascinating, 2-hour sightseeing tour in Lower Manhattan. New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island and was renamed New York in 1664, in honor of the Duke of York. Learn about New York’s founding stories and happenings while standing in the very place where they occurred — Wall Street, Battery Park, Bowling Green and more.