Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Tour from Midtown: guided walk

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Duration3h 45m

GroupUp to 52

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

An hour walking the most illuminated streets in Brooklyn, with a guide who knows which houses started the tradition.

A guided Christmas lights tour departing from Midtown takes you by coach to Dyker Heights in Brooklyn, where you walk the neighborhood's most decorated streets for an hour with a local guide, then stops at Brooklyn Heights for Manhattan skyline views and ends at Bryant Park Winter Village. The tour runs rain or shine; buses cannot enter Dyker Heights because of narrow streets, so you explore on foot after your guide orients you at the two most illuminated blocks.

3h 45m

Step-by-step itinerary

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Tour

Travel from Midtown to Dyker Heights
Walk to Lucy Spata's house
Explore illuminated streets for one hour
Stop at Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline
Return to Manhattan via Manhattan Bridge
End tour at Bryant Park Winter Village

The Experience

The coach leaves Midtown and heads to Dyker Heights—about an hour's ride on a fully heated bus with a restroom on board. When you arrive, your guide walks you to the two most decorated streets and points out Lucy Spata's house, the one that started this whole tradition back in the '80s. Then you have an hour to roam, photograph the houses, and take in the scale of what locals have built here, block by block, for decades. Buses cannot navigate the narrow streets, so this is a walking stretch; wear layers and comfortable shoes.

After Dyker Heights, the tour stops at Brooklyn Heights near the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge for 20 to 30 minutes (depending on traffic). You stand where the bridge and the lit Manhattan skyline frame each other—this is the photo stop, and the view holds whether the night is clear or overcast. Then you cross back to Manhattan via the Manhattan Bridge and head to Bryant Park.

The tour ends at Bryant Park Winter Village, where over 150 stalls sell seasonal food, drink and gifts, and a large ice skating rink sits under the lit Christmas tree. You can buy hot chocolate, walk to Rockefeller Center (a few minutes away), or browse the market. The guide is with you for the full route and knows the neighborhood's history; the restroom on the coach means you don't have to plan bathroom stops around the tour.

What’s included

Local guide in English.
fully heated coach with restroom.
all taxes, fees and handling charges.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by scatto a new york

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want a guided introduction to Dyker Heights with someone who knows the neighborhood's history—the guide orients you at the start, then you have an hour to photograph and explore at your own pace before moving on to Brooklyn Heights and Bryant Park.