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Guided Private Underground New York Subway Tour

1 Centre St, New York, NY 10007, USA
Duration

2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

5 people

Languages

English

Overview

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.

  • 2.5-hour private tour of the New York City subway
  • Discover NYC history and culture
  • Explore the subways secrets with a local guide
  • Perfect for visitors—or life long residents
  • Tour is wheelchair accessible

What To Expect

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Brooklyn Bridge



The subway station, not the bridge. It is here, out side the station, were we get a bulk of the history. We enter the system here and it is here where the admission is paid. TIMING IS APPROXIMATE.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

New York City Subway



We ride the original route and see the most beautiful abandoned station in the world. We will stop at Astor Place, then Grand Central Station and switch to the Shuttle to Times Square. Admission is paid one time only when we enter the system. TIMING IS APPROXIMATE.

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Times Square



The subway station, how it became the most important station in the system as well as the several million dollars worth of art installed there. Admission is paid when you enter the system at the beginning of the tour. TIMING IS APPROXIMATE.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Astor Place



Subway Station with gorgeous terra cotta work. Admission is paid at the beginning of the tour when we enter the system. TIMING IS APPROXIMATE.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Grand Central Terminal



How Grand Central Terminal Came to be, the prior 2 stations, how and why we almost lost the Terminal and the drastic steps to save it and renovate it. TIMING IS APPROXIMATE.

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Highlights

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Price shown is per group
  • A small amount of walking is involved and there are some stairs
  • We DO NOT enter the tunnels. We view the City Hall Station from the safety of the train. We do not do anything illegal. We visit areas that are open to the public but, in some cases, overlooked.
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Included/Excluded

  • Professional local guide for a group up to five MAXIMUM.
  • Entrance fees (the cost of one subway ride).
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities

Durations

2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Tour's Location

1 Centre St, New York, NY 10007, USA
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