“If I had known Adam before, I would have stayed in New York longer.”
“Adam went out of his way to make our trips into New York city entertaining and affordable.”
“Adam is the best tour guide I’ve ever met.”
Truly see the wonders of New York City: Wall Street, the 9/11 Memorial, Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Grand Central Station, Times Square, Central Park, Celebrities...everything.
In the 1980s, Presidents Trump and Obama lived four miles apart in New York City. See the NYC streets, subway stops and buildings they walked and lived in when both were unknown, driven young men.
The GWB is the busiest bridge in the world. It was completed 8 months early. Walk across with Adam. Go to the NJ overlook. Take a bus back to New York City.
We pass 20 memorials from 10 wars. New York State has the most Medal of Honor Winners. Generals Grant, Sherman and Lee all lived right here in NYC once.
The NY Stock Exchange began under a tree here. Now this 1-lane road is the most famous on Earth. The Dutch wall has remnants. George Washington was inaugurated here. The Crash of 1929 led to WW II. Pose with the bronze Bull and Brave Girl. JP Morgan, Citibank, Amex are here. So were both a young Trump and Obama. Eat at Fraunces Tavern. End at the Standard & Poors, which has the World’s largest spreadsheet. Adam is a former trading floor technician. He'll show you where he saw $1 billion check.
The guide, Adam, worked in the North Tower and BT building in the 90s. Both were destroyed 9/11. The two reflecting pools remembers the almost 3,000 victims. The museum makes you still. But did you know Firehouse 10 there had some survivors? The one lost church is back. Almost no New Yorkers know the SpecOps statue. And both Ann Frank and a WW II German soldier are uniquely symbolized 70 feet apart. Tour ends at the Jersey City Memorial, NJ. See Freedom tower across Hudson. Return to NYC.
There's more to America's most famous train station than meets the eye. This tour begins with historic facts of Grand Central. The emphasis is on area civil engineering, mass transit and traffic flow. Listen to a friend from 20 feet away at the whisper arch. The astonomy ceiling has one big mistake unseen by 750,000 people a day. One of America's first female architects influenced this area. So did the Pan Am building and the Commodore Hotel. Tour Begins at 46th and Park, SE corner.
Getting to NJ is easy. 1-Stop by PATH train or ferry. Then see a panoramic view of NYC. Also tour the urban turn-around of Jersey City - a railyard in the 70s - with 9 of the tallest buildings in the state. Visit the 1907 Lackawanna station in Hoboken, the only survivor of the steam -era passenger stations in the area. Pass the Holland Tunnel, Hudson dining and the 19th century homes of Hoboken. After tour, see TVs Carlos Bakery and birthplace of Frank Sinatra. Meet NY WTC Oculus Trinity.
In 1776, citizens pulled down King George's Statue near today's Bull. The Revolution ended where a restaurant is now. Wall St area has 15 military memorials. The 9/11 site has the biggest fireman's plaque. The 2002 Ranger horseman is here. So is a famous art piece made by a former American enemy. Times Sq has 4 military sites and 150 Medal of Honor winners. At Central Park South are 3 Latin American liberators. End at Gen Sherman's March to the Sea. Grant lived near there. So did Lee.
As unknown young men, Presidents Obama and Trump each made their mark near Grand Central. Don in the 1970s. Barak in the 80s. See both sites. They walked the streets. Rode the subways. Ate standing. Both can give directions. Walk around Columbia where Obama got a BA. See his two apartment buildings. He ate in the 'Seinfeld' diner. Partied in the Village. Had a girlfriend. Everyone said he'd be big one day. Trump was born in Queens. He rebuilt rundown buildings. He had parties for stars.
This tour is pretty much a week of info packed into a day. The guide grew up, got married and worked in NYC. Statue of Liberty, Empire State, Times Sq, 9/11, movie stars, the 1st elevator, numbered streets, Wall St....Everything. This walk - with 2 subway rides - explorers 30 famed spots in Midtown, Wall Street Area, Soho and Little Italy. The final stop is actually in New Jersey on the Hudson for the skyline of NYC. The guide takes photos.
Wall St and 9/11 connect with NJ. Guide returns client Uber style. Meet at Wall St. Walk up Broadway to City Hall, Brooklyn Bridge and the tallest buildings of 1899, 1908 and 1913. The guide was a WTC worker and Iraqi war vet. See 9/11, the Surviving Firehouse, Greek church, SpecOps horse and - oddly - a WW II German soldier. Ride a 1908 subway to NJ Hudson. In the 1890s, this 'flat' area was the busiest passenger station in the USA. We drive and tour the Holland tunnel and 4-mile Skyway, both from WW I.
For small group tours, we can customize an itinerary to emphasize your interests. If you have a special request, send us a message, and we will be sure to get back to you soon.
