NYC Boroughs Tour: Harlem, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn & Coney Island

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Duration7h

GroupUp to 55

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PickupAt your hotel

Five boroughs, three bridges, one day: the New York real New Yorkers know

A seven-hour guided bus tour of New York City's five boroughs—Harlem, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Coney Island—with a live guide in English or Spanish. The tour moves through neighborhoods where over 100 languages are spoken, stops at the Apollo Theater, crosses the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge, and ends at Coney Island's boardwalk with time at Nathan's restaurant and Luna Park. You choose whether to include Coney Island or end the tour earlier in Brooklyn.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore NYC boroughs and landmarks

Ride through Harlem and learn history
See Apollo Theater exterior and hear explanation
Travel to Bronx, visit Yankees Stadium and Big Pun Mural
View Big Pun Mural artwork
Cross Bronx-Whitestone Bridge to Queens
Explore Queens' Malba neighborhood and Flushing Park
Visit Flushing Meadows Park and see Unisphere
Cross bridge to Brooklyn
Visit Dumbo and Williamsburg neighborhoods
See Williamsburg Jewish community area
Stop 20 minutes under Brooklyn Bridge
Optional visit to Coney Island: boardwalk, Luna Park, New York Aquarium
Have lunch at Nathan’s restaurant
Enjoy sea breeze at Brighton Beach
Return to Manhattan via Brooklyn Bridge

The Experience

The tour starts in Harlem, where you'll ride through Upper Manhattan and hear the stories behind the neighborhood's development. The Apollo Theater gets a brief explanation from outside—the venue where Ella Fitzgerald, The Jackson 5 and Marvin Gaye made their debuts. From there the bus heads north into the Bronx, birthplace of rap and hip hop, where you'll see Yankees Stadium and the Big Pun Mural, a street art tribute to the legendary rapper Christopher Rios. The Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, a suspension bridge that opened in 1939, carries you across the East River into Queens.

Queens is one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the US, with residents speaking over 100 languages. You'll pass through the Malba neighborhood and take a short walk through Flushing Meadows Corona Park, home to the Unisphere from the 1964 World's Fair, the US Open tennis championship and the New York Mets. After crossing into Brooklyn, the tour visits Dumbo and Williamsburg, where the Jewish community centers its life on Lee Avenue. You'll spend 20 minutes under the Brooklyn Bridge before deciding what comes next.

If you booked the Coney Island option, the bus heads to the famous boardwalk for lunch at the original Nathan's restaurant, where you can order their legendary hot dogs, fries and hamburgers. Weather permitting, you can explore Luna Park (the amusement park that opened in 2010) and the New York Aquarium, or take a quick swim if you bring a suit. If you prefer to skip Coney Island, the tour ends in Brooklyn and you can explore on your own. Either way, the return to Manhattan passes the historic Brooklyn Bridge and crosses back over the East River.

What’s included

The tour includes transportation by shared bus with a live guide in English or Spanish.
visits to Harlem and the Apollo Theater, the Bronx (including Yankees Stadium and the Big Pun Mural), Queens (Flushing Meadows Corona Park and the Unisphere), Brooklyn (Dumbo, Williamsburg and the Brooklyn Bridge).
and, if you select that option, time at Coney Island's boardwalk, Luna Park and the New York Aquarium, plus lunch at Nathan's restaurant (food and drinks are your own cost).

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Amigo Tours USA

Is this one for you?Choose the version without Coney Island if you want to move through all five boroughs and end with time to explore Brooklyn on your own pace. Add Coney Island if you want the full day shaped for you—the boardwalk, the amusement park and a meal stop are already in the route, so the day holds together without you planning the next move.