New York · SELF-GUIDED TOURS
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Out of 31 self-guided tours on this site, these 15 are the ones to book. Prices, durations and standout details sit below, so you can pick in five minutes and get back to the fun part.
See NYC’s top landmarks after dark on a 1.5-hour open-top bus ride with included headphones and multilingual audio narration.
“They don't leave on time, bad customer service, no heat on the bus. Took three hours to get back in to town.”
A 2-hour Met highlights tour with a licensed guide, plus same-day entry to the Met Cloisters. Small groups, English or Spanish.
“Tour says it starts at 10:00 from inside the Met, but the doors don’t open until 10. There is no option to get there early. There is typically a line to get in and security at that point but we (family of 4) got in and were at the meeting spot by 10:04. Another guide from Attractions4Us found his group at the same spot we were waiting and said that we were in the right place and to be patient as he had seen our guide around. We waited 20 more minutes and then called the Attractions4Us and they said we didn’t check-in and our tour guide Manny left without…”
Official self-guided audio tour inside St. Patrick’s Cathedral with multilingual audio, entry included, and an at-your-pace way to see the sights.
“very Disappointed. My family and i paid for a tour for 5 people, we get there at 10:30 Sunday morning and the tour desk was closed bc mass was going on so that’s as far as we got. We couldn’t hang around bc we had reservations for another tour. It was a waste of good money for us!!! If mass is going on you should not sell tickets for that time bc you can’t do it!!”
Central Park self-guided audio walk with offline GPS cues, 40+ stories, and iconic stops for $14.99, from Bethesda to Strawberry Fields.
“Loved it! First time using this format. It was perfect for us-informative and fun, great going at our own pace”
Self-guided audio walk inside Grand Central Terminal with offline maps, 25+ stories, and multimedia narration on Vanderbilt history.
“The backstory of the building and details of the construction were fascinating! We wouldn’t have gotten all that information just reading the few signs around.”
Skip-the-line ferry to Liberty and Ellis Islands with an audio guide and self-paced museum visits, plus big NYC skyline views.
“Amazing day! The audio guide was super easy to use and told great stories about the history. We loved being able to walk around at our own speed without a guide rushing us.”
GPS audio walk on Fifth Avenue’s Millionaire Row, from the Metropolitan Club to the Met. Gilded Age stories for $14.99.
“Better than with a live tour guide. The quality of the script is outstanding. The information is thorough, the presentation is brilliant, both enlightening and entertaining. The technical aspect is what really surprised: the GPS tracks your location and tells you to cross the street, to look to the left or to the right – it's very well done. There's no "dead time" as with a live guide when you walk from one location to the next; you are being talked to the entire time. You have the flexibility to rewind, pause and resume, answer a phone call, take a break. Game changer!”
Explore St. John the Divine in 1 hour on a self-guided route: huge Gothic interior, stained glass, major artworks, $15 entry.
“The scale is overwhelming - all the write ups describing were good- I think the contrast of the type was weak- I need a flashlight to read the text but the content was good”
Self-guided Eldridge Street Synagogue museum: Moorish Revival, 60 stained-glass windows, and modern art by Kiki Smith and Deborah Gans.
“Koniecznie zobaczyć w N.Y Synagoga przepiękna plus historia narodu.”
A $44 Hamilton audio walking tour through Lower Manhattan, linking songs to real sites—Bowling Green, Fraunces Tavern, Federal Hall, and Trinity.
“Dana was a pleasure to have as a tour guide we loved the tour we learned so many things about the play as well as the history of Alexander Hamilton Dana was so much fun to only give this tour 5 stars is an injustice to her will be looking to more tours that she gives Dana thank you for a great afternoon Steven . Laurie and Emily Murphy”
GPS audio walk through Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO with offline maps, 25+ stories, and a flexible 1–2 hour route. Lifetime access.
“Loved using this tour. It’s really easy to operate and tons of knowledge. I’d definitely use this app/tour again.”
A self-guided, offline audio walk from the High Line to Hudson Yards, with photo spots and historian narration—great value for $10.13.
“Didn't able to utilize this tour as their app didn't work at all. Also, when I emailed them, I haven't received anything back from them.”
A self-guided Audio tour through NYC’s Financial District, featuring Charging Bull, the Federal Reserve, and the Museum of American Finance.
“Simple to use, a nice use of technology, combining smart phone, gps tracker and tour guide to make it easy and informative.”
NYC date night self-guided app tour: Big Gay Ice Cream, Belvedere Castle, M&M’S Store, Au Za’atar. Smartphone stops for $5 per group.
“Travel all the time and loved how easy the app was to use. The music was a great touch from the creator!”
Play an offline scavenger hunt through Greenwich Village artist landmarks, from Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady to Poe literary stops.
“Very enjoyable city game Very enjoyable activity and probably the best way to explore the city. We learned fun history bits and solved challenges around town. 10/10 would recommend!”
