See top New York attractions immortalized in movies on this Turner Classic Movies (TCM) bus tour of more than 60 filming locations all over Manhattan. View clips from classic movies featuring famous city landmarks so you can compare how they look today. See Holly Golightly’s apartment in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' the subway grate over which Marilyn Monroe stood in 'The Seven-Year Itch' and the dramatic view of the Queensboro Bridge from Woody Allen's 'Manhattan.' Stop for photos at various filming locations and learn more about the rich moviemaking history of New York from your guide, a local actor.
Combine Manhattan sightseeing with your love of movies on this Turner Classic Movies (TCM) tour. Meet your guide in Times Square and board your comfortable bus to begin your tour of New York’s most famous film locations. Movie shoots are a common occurrence in this city, and you’ll see the many iconic landmarks and vibrant neighborhoods that make this one of the most filmed cities in the world. Choose to elevate your experience with an upgrade to priority seating.
Learn about New York and its famous film locations from your actor guide and answer movie trivia questions. View clips from old movies as you pass their filming locations so you can see how much they have or have not changed. Stop at several locations along your route for closer looks and photo ops.
Head uptown and see Columbus Circle, Lincoln Center and Zabar's, the gourmet market featured in You’ve Got Mail. Continue to the Dakota Building, where John Lennon once lived; this stately building on the west side of Central Park was featured in Hannah and Her Sisters and Rosemary's Baby.
Cross Central Park, learning about the multitude of movies that have been filmed in this vast and lush urban oasis. Head downtown and see the famous subway grate on the corner of 52nd and Lexington that Marilyn Monroe stood over in The Seven-Year Itch. Have a look at Holly Golightly’s apartment in Breakfast at Tiffany's, and go to the lesser-known Sutton Place neighborhood to see the fabulous view of the Queensboro Bridge from Woody Allen's Manhattan.
Continue downtown, passing popular filming locations including giant toy store FAO Schwarz; the posh Plaza Hotel; and Rockefeller Center, famous for its wintertime ice rink and Christmas tree. And gaze up at the one and only Empire State Building to see where King Kong clung for dear life!
End your 3-hour tour at Grand Central Terminal, the bustling train station featured in countless films including Superman and North by Northwest. From here, it’s easy to go anywhere in the city to continue sightseeing or get back to your hotel.
Having done the traditional sightseeing bus tour several times before we wanted something a bit different and this tour was great. Sarah our guide was really knowledgeable and fun and she showed film clips on the bus as we went by the sights which brought it to life. I now have a list of NY movies I need to see or re-watch and we especially enjoyed seeing the Breakfast at Tiffany's house.
Review by: Sandy P, November 2017
Loved it! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and the places where we stopped, especially by the market, was enjoyable.
Review by: ELLEN L, October 2017
Really fun and interesting. The film clips tie everything together but some are a bit too short. Of course the opening clip fro On the Town was delightful and so appropriate. Guide was excellent and games were fun. Definitely would recommend.
Review by: Fran S, October 2017
Phenomenal trip the guide Jason is so knowledgeable and friendly his input made this trip perfect. The driver Edward was also very friendly and knowledgeable. His driving was flawless
Review by: nancymcclements, May 2017
Sarah was a very knowledgeable guide and was masterful at timing every video clip along to the sights outside.
Review by: James T, April 2017
Three hours of good entertainment. The guide was very knowledgeable. It was a cold and rainy day, so being on the bus was a plus.
Review by: Marion M, October 2016
An excellent tour with a very informative guide. My highlight was Holly Golightly's brownstone, seen lots of film locations that I would probably have missed without the tour.
Review by: Joan R, March 2016
We really enjoyed our tour. Our guide was fun and knew the information. We had a 30-ish couple with us who didn't know much about the old movies but liked the tour. It made them want to watch some of the movies! There were stops along the way to visit some famous movie sites. Recommend the tour!!
Review by: Janet M, October 2015
Loved the tour! Guide Josh? was very knowledgable and kept us entertained even in traffic. It makes me want to take the TCM cruise!
Review by: claudeyburke, October 2015
Despite being rerouted from our original tour because of the Pope's visit to NYC, the TV/Movie tour we did attend was great fun, our host with the most Gary, gave us everything we needed to know about the various places and buildings we passed along the way, he even supplied some cheeky treats for any questions asked or answered.
Review by: Caryn A, February 2015
Was great and the guide was super knowledgeable.
Review by: Dondebe, July 2014
Awesome tour, Jason was great.
Review by: Lisa O, March 2014
The tour was ok, but we thought it would have more places to see and would have liked to have seen the places we drove passed and missed.
Review by: Sid S, December 2013
Pretty good, guide was nice and knowledgeable. Never sent Tshirts he promised to send. Not sure about that, trivia contest was a little sketchy and rules changed. Tour interesting. Bus had bathroom, great for our large group
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