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New York City's High Line: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
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Manhattan
About
Get the most out of NYC's High Line with this self-guided walking tour produced by an Emmy-nominated storyteller.
• Walk the park that elevated an industrial ruin into an icon of urban renewal and find out how it almost became a mile-long swimming pool or rollercoaster • Hear from Tom Darbyshire, a Creative Director from New York’s advertising industry whose passion for juicy stories inspired him to produce this VoiceMap tour • Do it all in 90 minutes or linger at stops along the way • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home
Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. The...
Highlights
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
VoiceMap Application
Lifetime access to this tour in English
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Smartphone and Headphones
Transportation
Food/Drink
Entry fees to museums or attractions mentioned enroute
Meeting Points
Departure
Friends of The High Line
Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
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Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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New York City's High Line: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
(4) Reviews
Manhattan
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About
Get the most out of NYC's High Line with this self-guided walking tour produced by an Emmy-nominated storyteller.
• Walk the park that elevated an industrial ruin into an icon of urban renewal and find out how it almost became a mile-long swimming pool or rollercoaster • Hear from Tom Darbyshire, a Creative Director from New York’s advertising industry whose passion for juicy stories inspired him to produce this VoiceMap tour • Do it all in 90 minutes or linger at stops along the way • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home
Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. The...
Highlights
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
VoiceMap Application
Lifetime access to this tour in English
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Smartphone and Headphones
Transportation
Food/Drink
Entry fees to museums or attractions mentioned enroute
Meeting Points
Departure
Friends of The High Line
Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Itinerary
This self-guided walking tour traverses the High Line itself, from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to Hudson Yards. It passes landmarks like the Chelsea Market, where the Food Network films its hit shows, and the Standard Hotel sometimes called the Eyefull Tower, where hotel guests notoriously expose themselves to park visitors and where Beyonce‘s sister famously went berserk on Jay-Z in an elevator. We‘ll visit several remarkable chapters in the High Line’s story, beginning with a street-level train in the late 1800s that killed so many pedestrians that this became known as Death Avenue. We'll also tell you about a few of the over 700 creative ideas that were submitted for how...
