Public transportation options are available nearby
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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We will be walking about 1.7 miles and have to go up and down stairs
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Millions ride New York's subway every day. Few realize it built the city around them.
Ride the historic 42nd Street Shuttle and discover how transportation transformed Midtown Manhattan into one of the world's greatest centers of business, entertainment, and commerce.
From Grand Central Terminal to Times Square, Broadway, the Diamond District, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, and St. Patrick's Cathedral, you'll uncover how moving millions of people every day created billions of dollars in economic activity—and shaped the skyline we know today.
You'll never look at New York's subway the same way again.
Highlights
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Admission fee
Subway Fare for train ride on the GCT to Times Square shuttle
Meeting Points
Departure
Grand Central Terminal
Meet at the clock - the information booth at the center of Grand Central Terminal
Return
St. Patrick's Cathedral
The tour will end at the church
How the Subway Built New York
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Manhattan
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Millions ride New York's subway every day. Few realize it built the city around them.
Ride the historic 42nd Street Shuttle and discover how transportation transformed Midtown Manhattan into one of the world's greatest centers of business, entertainment, and commerce.
From Grand Central Terminal to Times Square, Broadway, the Diamond District, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, and St. Patrick's Cathedral, you'll uncover how moving millions of people every day created billions of dollars in economic activity—and shaped the skyline we know today.
You'll never look at New York's subway the same way again.
Highlights
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Admission fee
Subway Fare for train ride on the GCT to Times Square shuttle
Meeting Points
Departure
Grand Central Terminal
Meet at the clock - the information booth at the center of Grand Central Terminal
Architecture and history of Grand Central, and how prominent New Yorkers took the case to the US Supreme Court to save the building from being destroyed
20 minutes
2
42nd Street
Grand Central to Times Square shuttle subway ride; we will discuss the commuting pattern, NYC subway history, and its role in developing NYC culture and commerce.
15 minutes
3
Times Square / Theater District
Times Square, the crossroads, and its role in the expansion of population and commerce in NYC, the collapse of its quality of life, and the use of eminent domain driving it from a neighborhood to avoid to one of the leading family tourist destinations in the world.
10 minutes
4
Shubert Theatre
Shubert Alley: A deadly fire forced New York to rewrite the rules for every theater built after it — and Broadway's demise along with Times Square, battled back through one long-running hit show. the alley that regulation created.
10 minutes
5
Diamond District
An immigrant trade built on nothing but trust turned, deals on a handshake, one block into the diamond capital of America. Walk it, and watch deals worth millions happen in plain sight.
10 minutes
6
Rockefeller Plaza Manhattan New York City
A censored mural and a Rockefeller's refusal to back down shaped one of the most famous public spaces in the world. Stand in the plaza that fight built, where the world famous ice skating rink and tree are the center of the city for 6 weeks every year.
10 minutes
7
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Faith and commerce have stared each other down on this exact corner for almost a century. Stand between them and decide which one's winning.
