CitySights Uptown Treasures & Harlem Hop-On Hop-Off Tour

A $44.00 value, included in the New York Explorer Pass!

Photo: © Darren Green / FOTOLIA

Upper Manhattan is rich with culture, art, greenery and upscale neighborhoods which have been home to famous personalities for decades. The east and west sides are divided by Central Park. Along the route you’ll be able to hop-on and hop-off at interesting locations, neighborhoods and places of interest to view Central Park, Lincoln Center, Time Warner Center, Columbus Circle, The Dakota, The New York Historical Society, Museum of Natural History, Strawberry Field, Apollo Theater, Schomburg Center for History in Black Culture, Hamilton Grange, Striver’s Row, Museum Mile, The Plaza Hotel, Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Guggenheim, Frick Collection, El Museo del Bario, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Harlem Market, the Museum of the City of New York, and more.

Not seasonal
Good for families
No parking available
No restaurant or snack bar
No restrooms
No disabled access
Reservations not required

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Hours

CitySights NY Ticket Desk: Daily, 9:00 am-7:00 pm;
Tour Times: Frequent daily departure times from 9:00 am–5:00 pm (9:00 am–4:00 pm beginning January 2)

Closed

Tour runs 365 days a year.

Redemption Instructions

Present your New York City Explorer Pass at the CitySights Visitor Center, at 234 W. 42nd St. in Times Square inside the lobby of Madame Tussauds. There you will be issued a ticket for the CitySights bus tour of your choice which can then be used to board the tour you have selected.

Your ticket for the Uptown Treasures & Harlem Hop-On Hop-Off Tour is valid for 24 hours from issuance. You will also receive a map showing you all the stops where you can hop on and hop off (the map is also available HERE). Please make sure to hang onto your ticket as you will need it anytime you want to hop back on during the 24 hours the ticket is valid.

Please note that your New York City Explorer Pass allows you to choose one CitySights Tour per pass. Select from either the Hop-On Hop-Off Downtown Tour, the Uptown Treasures and Harlem Hop-On Hop-Off Tour, the Night Tour, the Brooklyn Tour, the Multilingual Upper and Lower Manhattan Tour, the All Around Town Tour or Woodbury Common Premium Outlet Tour. Please be aware the All-Around Town tour requires a $14 upgrade fee.

Note

Hop-on Hop-off double-decker tickets are valid for 24 hours from date of pickup. This tour lasts approximately 2 1/2 hours if you choose not to hop-on or hop-off at the stops along the way.

Address

234 W. 42nd Street
Ticket and Departure Location: The CitySights NY Visitor Center inside Madame Tussauds
New York, NY 10036

Public Transportation

By Subway: Take A, C, E and S trains to Port Authority or 1, 2, 3, N, R, B, D, F, Q to the 42nd Street/Times Square stop.

The tour is led by licensed tour guides who provide an informative narrative as the tour progresses. They will point out sights and attractions such as Columbia University, Studio 54, the Good Morning America Studio, Grand Army Plaza, the Macolm X Mosque, Carnegie Hall, Lafayette Square, and many more. And because it is a hop-on hop-off tours, you can jump of at one of the 20 different stops to explore areas of particular interest or see the sights with your New York City Explorer Pass. Then jump back on the next tour when you are ready.

Here is the list of the Uptown Tour stops where you can hop on or off (just make sure you have picked up your ticket at Madam Tussauds before hopping on for the first time!):