NEW YORK CITY · AUDIO TOURS
The ones worth booking.
The 15 new york city audio tours worth pressing play on. The narrated walks and skip-the-line guides travellers rate the highest, with prices, run times and who runs them.
App-led Central Park scavenger hunt with photo challenges and 8 landmark stops for $14.99, about 1.5–2 hours, start anytime.
Most Popular“Could not find the pick up point and no communication what so ever, we missed the scavenger hunt all together”
A 2-hour Met highlights tour with a licensed guide, all-day ticket, and same-day entry to the Met Cloisters.
“This was an excellent tour. Raimaumdo was our guide and made the tour as he was so knowledge and passionate about the art. We saw so much including the VanGoughs- Monet, Venus and Washington crossing Delaware.”
A self-guided audio tour of St. Patrick’s Cathedral with entry included, multi-language narration, and focused art facts at your pace.
“Difficult to find person for audio tour before and after to get and return audio equipment. Restroom difficult to find.”
Walk Central Park with GPS-triggered audio stories for $14.99. Offline, lifetime access, 1–2 hours, from Grand Army Plaza to Columbus Circle.
“Great walking tour! Note--we tried to do this on bikes, and the trails for bikes and walking are separate, so stick to walking to get the most out of this tour.”
Skip the queue for ferries, use an English audio guide on Liberty and Ellis Island, and visit both museums at your pace.
“For as a family of 6 persons, we required audio guided tour, to be a more flexible, and we enjoyed our freedom during this tour, without any restrictions. Kids loved to walk near the Statue of Liberty, all was good organized, plenty of time allowed us to discover all we wanted. Recommended tour.”
Self-guided Grand Central Terminal audio walk with 25+ multimedia stories, offline maps, and lifetime access. No GPS autoplay.
“Very confusing to figure out how to get the actual tour on your phone. Once you do, it's a quick tour, interesting history mostly about the Vanderbilts. Don't expect much of anything about the art and architecture.”
Self-guided visit to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine with Gothic scale, stained glass, and art from old masters to Keith Haring. 1 hour.
“The scale is overwhelming - all the write ups describing were good- I think the contrast of the type was weak- I need a flashlight to read the text but the content was good”
Self-guided Museum at Eldridge Street in NYC: Moorish Revival synagogue, 60 stained-glass windows, modern art, 1 hour, $7.
“נחמד, לא יותר. מקום יפה אבל אם היה הדרכה או משהו זה היה יותר סבבה”
Self-guided audio walk on Fifth Avenue’s Millionaire Row, from the Metropolitan Club to the Met, with GPS guidance and offline audio.
“We enjoyed this informative tour and going at our own pace. Highly recommend! It’s nice to not have to be somewhere at an exact time.”
A 30-minute VoiceMap audio tour through NYC’s Financial District, featuring Charging Bull, the Federal Reserve area, and the Museum of American Finance.
“Didn't really get a lot of info. Very surface-level and not much quantity. A quick Google search of what you are walking by would give more details. I would not recommend. Thankfully, it was cheap.”
A 90-minute offline scavenger hunt through Greenwich Village, linking artists to real Manhattan stops for $5.98 per person.
“I loved exploring at my own pace and learning about all these stories that I would've otherwise missed. A bargain for this price!”
Self-guided Greenwich Village walk with offline VoiceMap, lifetime access, and stories from Stonewall to folk, jazz, and punk sites.
“App has navigated the map and actual building guide awesome. Very detailed history with music seems you living in the history.”
Walk the High Line with smart offline audio, from Death Avenue origins to Hudson Yards’ Vessel, with story-driven stops for $14.99.
“Very informative and entertaining commentary. Easy to download and start the App. Did have some issues with synchronizing walking speed with app commentary.”
Self-guided West Village audio tour with offline maps and lifetime access. Punk, writers, and Prohibition stops from St. Luke to the Jane.
“Worth spending the time to learn some interesting history and enjoy a lovely walk in the w. Village.”
A 3-hour Lower Manhattan self-guided scavenger hunt with 30+ smartphone challenges, from Bowling Green to 9/11 Memorial and Wall Street.
“We couldn't complete the scavenger hunt because there were some construction in Battery Park and access to it was blocked off. Several of the early clues where in there. So we eventually gave up..”
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