NYC Bus Tours

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1. CitySights NY - You can buy tickets here for “hop on, hop off” bus tours of New York City on new, double-decker buses designed with top-deck-only seating for the best views of NYC attractions. A clear, removable canopy allows year-round viewing. A variety of tours and tour combinations available including Uptown, Harlem, Downtown, Night Tours, Brooklyn and All Around Town. VIP private tours, charters and group tours also offered. (www.citysightsny.com)

2. Gray Line New York Bus Tours - Choose from a range of double decker bus tours of New York City here and book your tickets online. Options include “hop on, hop off” free style tours, tours that include admission to various NYC attractions such as the Empire State Building, night tours, holiday lights tours, multi-lingual tours, Brooklyn tours, and bus/cruise or bus/helicopter tour packages. Discounted rates for children. (www.newyorksightseeing.com)

3. On Location Tours - A variety of celebrity-themed, New York City bus tours are offered here including tours that take you to the filming spots for favorite TV shows and movies like Friends, Seinfeld, 30 Rock, When Harry Met Sally and Spiderman. Specialty tours include Classic Movie tours, Sex and the City tours, and New Jersey The Sopranos tours. Tour guides are local actresses and actors with experience on the sets. Read customer reviews here and buy your tickets online. (www.screentours.com)

4. Brooklyn Culinary Bus Tour from New York Fun Tours - Buy tickets here for a “Best of Brooklyn” multicultural neighborhood, sightseeing and food tasting combination bus / walking tour. The culinary tour demonstrates the ethnic diversity of New York City and is billed as a “history and gastronomy lesson” with stops at Williamsburg and Greenpoint, DUMBO and Sunset Park. View photos from the tour and buy tickets here. Limo bus and convertible tours also available. (www.newyorkfuntours.com)

5. Exploring New York City By Hop-On Hop-Off Bus - The author of this July 2010 blog post recounts her first experience with a “hop on, hop off” double decker bus tour of New York City. Now a fan, she offers several travel tips for these types of bus tours including: purchase online to get a discounted price, arrive early and be prepared to stand in line, and sit up front if you want to be able to hear the commentary. A short video of an NYC bus tour is also featured. (myitchytravelfeet.com)

6. Rich and Famous Bus Tours - Guided celebrity bus tours through some of the most fabulous neighborhoods in New York City’s Upper East and West Sides, with an actor as your guide. The tour includes the Millionaire Mile, which features the luxurious homes of the Rockefellers and Vanderbilts; the NYC residences of stars including Bill Cosby, Jerry Seinfeld, Martha Stewart, Robert Redford, and Donald Trump; the most expensive retail area in the world, and “Mansions in the Sky” penthouses, which have rejected the likes of Madonna, Liz Taylor and Barbra Streisand. Check for schedule and to buy online. (www.richandfamoustours.com)

7. Seeing The Sights To Get Less Noisy - April 2010 article reports on legislation passed in New York City that mandates all open-air tour buses replace loudspeaker systems with headphones by July 2015. Residents in Greenwich Village, the West Village and Hell’s Kitchen led the fight against the loudspeakers, saying they could literally hear the tour guides all day while in their kitchens. The shift will likely cost companies millions of dollars and jobs, and is not universally popular with tourists who enjoy the system as it is. (online.wsj.com)

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