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  • Crabapple Grove, Riverside Park

    Springtime in New York

    The past weeks have been unusually warm in the Northeast, so spring flowers have appeared in extremely quick succession in New York City’s parks and public spaces.  We have enjoyed a range of glorious colors from the sunny yellow of forsythia and daffodils in early March, to the riot of white, pink, fuchsia, and lilac on [...]

  • NYSE facade

    For the first-time visitor

    First-time visitors to New York City are often overwhelmed when they find themselves surrounded by the hustle and bustle of one of the most famous cities in the world.  Visitors can use guide books and maps to orient themselves, and there is plenty of information available — right here on this website too!  However, the [...]

  • Live your dream, live the magic that is New York City…

    Welcome to My New York City Tours!  Here you’ll find fun posts on NYC sights, art, and culture, dining and shopping, and fun facts and videos about the greatest city in the world.  Check out our list of tours to find the ones that interest you the most, and then contact us for more information about a [...]

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art

    For the art and museum lover

    New York City is home to many of the world’s greatest museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Guggenheim Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, the Whitney Museum, the Frick Collection, and many, many others. With My New York City Tours you can select the museum or museums [...]

There is no place like New York City, one of the most dynamic and exciting cities in the world. It is home to great commercial, cultural, and historical institutions, as well as fantastic shopping, dining, and entertainment. When you book a personalized tour of New York with “My New York City Tours” you will be guaranteed an in-depth visit to your choice of neighborhood or historic district. Your highly qualified guide will present you with the most interesting facts and exciting details about the city and its inhabitants.

Tours are suitable for first-time visitors, returning fans of the city, families, couples, and small groups. All tours can be custom-designed upon request. We look forward to sharing New York City with you!

Famous Sights

Rockefeller Center

Famous sights – Rockefeller Center

Rockefeller Center, constructed between 1931 and 1940 is one of the most recognizable landmarks in New York City.  The businessman an philanthropist. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. assmbled a professional group that included the architect and designer Raymond Hood, the real estate specialist John Todd and his associates Andrew Reinhard and Henry Hofmeister.  The urban designer Harvey Corbett [...]

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Famous Sights – Grand Central Station

Picture Gallery In 1869, the railroad tycoon Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt had consolidated his train lines at 4th Ave. (Park Ave.) and 42nd Street at the Grand Central Depot.  It was replaced with the current Grand Central Terminal (often called Grand Central Station) (1903-1913) designed by the architectural firms of Reed and Stem and Warren and Wentmore.  The slow pace of the contruction [...]