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About the activity
Discover New York City's museums and landmarks from an open-top bus and hop off at any stop to explore. Visit fascinating places like Times Square, Empire State Building, Brooklyn Bridge, and more.
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Free cancellationCancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.
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Instant confirmation & Mobile ticketsReceive your ticket right away. Use your phone or print your voucher.
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Audio guideEnglish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
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Valid1-3 days
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Includes
- 24, 48, or 72-hour unlimited hop-on hop-off access
- Self-guided Digital Walking Tours with 4 tour options (if option selected)
- Digital audio commentary aboard bus, with souvenir earbuds
- Free Butterbeer ice cream at The Harry Potter Store
- Big Bus app for city information and real-time bus tracking
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Highlights
- Discover New York’s history and hidden gems with insightful digital commentary
- Hop off to explore the many world-class museums and galleries around Museum Mile
- Admire the Statue of Liberty from Battery Park, or cruise around Liberty Island
- Pay tribute at the 9/11 Memorial and explore the original Twin Tower sites
- See the Empire State Building and its famous Art Deco architecture
Description
Experience the perfect introduction to New York with a Hop on Hop off Big Bus tour. Relax on an open-top double decker sightseeing bus while listening to insightful and engaging digital commentary. The bus route takes you on a captivating journey through New York's rich history and vibrant modern life, as well as its many memorials and museums.
Hop off at any stop to explore the city's most iconic sites, including the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, Empire State Building, Broadway, and the One World Trade Center with its 360-degree view of the skyline. Pay tribute to the memory of those lost in the tragic event at the 9/11 Memorial just steps away.
Explore Lower Manhattan on the Downtown tour, including popular neighborhoods including the Flatiron District, Battery Park, SoHo & NoHo, Greenwich Village & East Village, Chelsea, and the Financial District. Wander around Wall St. to see the famous Stock Exchange and Charging Bull. Eat your way through Little Italy and Chinatown, shop at the high-end boutiques in SoHo, or see the open-air observation deck at The Edge in Hudson Yards.
Then make your way to the Upper East Side, home to some of New York’s most popular museums. Explore the Frick Collection and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met). The Uptown Loop takes you through Midtown, passing by Grand Central Terminal and St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
The Downtown Loop is a 90-minute circuit, while the Uptown Loop is 75 minutes. Many guests choose to ride a full loop to see the city before deciding where to hop off on the next loop around. Buses arrive every 10-15 minutes on the Downtown Loop and every 30 minutes on the Uptown Loop throughout the day.
- Tickets with Downtown and Uptown loops include the following offers:
- Bike Rental Offer with Bike Rent NYC – Purchase 1 hour and get 2 free
- Free Butterbeer Ice-cream from The Harry Potter Store
- Downtown Loop runs 9:30 AM-5:00 PM. Uptown Loop runs 10:00 AM-4:00 PM. Customers may redeem vouchers at Stop #1 M&M World or may enter at any stop along the route.
