The Heart of the Big Apple: Full Day Highlights Private Tour

Explore the Big Apple - from the bustling streets of Downtown Manhattan to the serenity of Central Park. On this private tour you will:

* Experience the bustle of Times Square 
* Appreciate the views from the Rockefeller Center 
* Enjoy the grandeur of St Patrick’s Cathedral 
* Stroll in both Grand Central Terminal and Central Park 
* Walk around Greenwich Village 
* See the best sights of Lower Manhattan, from the National 9/11 Memorial to St Paul’s Chapel

**Bright Lights** 

Your guide will take you to Times Square in the midtown area to view the news ticker on the One Times Square Building, the NASDAQ board, and all the fluorescent neon advertisements. You will then venture to another icon of NYC—the Rockefeller Center, where you will have the pleasure of experiencing a breathtaking bird’s eye view of Manhattan and the rest of the Big Apple. 

You will also have the opportunity to explore the gothic architecture of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, where writer F. Scott Fitzgerald was married. Then, you will walk to Grand Central Terminal, the most iconic transportation hub in the United States, with the beautiful celestial ceiling murals. You will then join the locals and hop the subway to take a stroll in Central Park. 

**The Heart of America** 

Next you will head towards trendy Greenwich Village, home to over a century's worth of bohemians, artists, musicians, novelists, poets and intellectuals of New York City. From here you will take the subway to Wall Street in lower Manhattan, arguably the most important financial center of the world. You will learn about some of the most important moments in US history, from the swearing in of George Washington as the first American President, to the signing of the Buttonwood Agreement—the foundation of the New York Stock Exchange. 

You will conclude this tour at the National 9/11 Memorial and visit Ground Zero— the original site of the The World Financial Center. Here your guide will share with you the history of the World Trade Center and discuss the tragic events of 9/11\. You will also visit Saint Paul's Chapel, which was the base for rescue workers who heroically searched for survivors on that fateful day.