One price for every traveller: €204 per group.
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On this private walking tour, discover the hidden world beneath the streets of Manhattan and explore the fascinating history of the New York City subway system. Instead of simply riding trains from place to place, we’ll slow down and uncover the secrets hiding in plain sight throughout the network.
2hWe will be exploring the busiest rapid transit system in the Western world!
Highlights:
• Uncover abandoned stations hidden in plain sight, including the famous 1904 City Hall Station.
• Explore a deep station where you would have needed scuba equipment only 10 years ago during catastrophic subway flooding.
• Remember the 9/11 terror attacks and stand on subway platforms which had totally collapsed under the WTC 20 years ago.
• Discover how to get to an old wine cellar under the Brooklyn Bridge from inside a subway station.
• Learn about subway technology and how the subway operates 24/7.
• Explore the past, present, and future of mass transit in the region!
Your licensed tour guide is from NYC and is an AICP certified urban planner and Guides Association of NYC member.
Notes:
• Full Subway fare provided!
• Individual ear pieces provided so everyone can hear perfectly.
• Tour only visits public areas.
• Experience involves walking up and down steps.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
| Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This tour · #8 of 24 | €204 per group | 2h | 5.0 (35) | private |
| Art Deco and Architecture Midtown Landmarks Tour | €36 | 2h 30m | 4.98 (164) | shared |
| Private Tour New York City in the Gilded Age: A History of High Society | €158 | 2h | 4.98 (132) | private |
| Secrets of Grand Central Private Tour | €190 | 1h 30m | 5.0 (90) | private |
Ranked #8 of 24 in Architecture & Grand Central Tours by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). Prices here run from €35 to €222, median €53; typical length 2h. 5 of 24 are private. Figures are live from the tour cards; the rubric is our handpicked set, not the whole market. Compare all 24 Architecture & Grand Central Tours