NYC’s 10 Best Guided Tours (cont.)
5. Brooklyn Brewery. #1 Brewers Row. 79 North 11th Street, Brooklyn. Free Tour on Saturdays. Brooklyn once had more breweries than any other area in the country with 45 breweries. Take a tour of the only Brooklyn brewery that exists today.
4. The Federal Reserve Bank Gold Vault Tour. 33 Liberty Street. See stacks of federal gold in NYC. Arrive extra early for security checks. Call (212) 720-6130 for reservations. Free.
3. Grand Central Terminal Tour. 87 East 42nd Street. Tours are provided by the Municipal Arts Society (212-935-3960) on Wednesday at 12:30pm for 10 dollars and by the Grand Central Partnership (212-883-2420) on Friday at 12:30pm for free. Alternatively schedule a private tour by emailing info@grandcentralterminal.com.
2. East Side Tenement Museum Tour. 108 Orchard Street. See how immigrants lived in the city when no one lived north of 14th street. They have a great museum gift shop full of books on the history of New York City. A true gem hidden in the LES. Related: 10 Best Novels Set in NYC.
1. Ellis Island Free Ranger-Guided Tours. Take the Ellis Island – Liberty Island Ferry from Battery Park. This place is so much more interesting than Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty. Experience what travelers went through as they arrived to by boat to Ellis Island during the immigrant screening process in order to enter the US. The free tour lasts about 45 minutes. No tickets needed. To take the tour meet the tour guide at the top of each hour next to the information desk where the sign is posted at Ellis Island.
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