Come and relive the high-stepping, fun-loving nights of the 1920’s! Tour the neighborhood with one of our professional city guides and learn about Harlem’s role in the history of jazz in giving New York its musical edge. See the site of the original Cotton Club, where Duke Ellington and Lena Horne spent hours wowing crowds from around the world. Drive past the site of the Savoy Ballroom where Benny Goodman and Chick Webb fought it out during their “Battle of the Bands.”

See the world-famous Apollo Theater, where Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald won the popular “Amateur Night” (still going on every Wednesday night). Pass by Minton’s Playhouse, where bebop was born and where Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Thelonious Monk started the tradition of jam sessions.

Dinner is at the legendary Sylvia’s Restaurant –
“the Queen of soul food”.

Enjoy the easy-going, convivial atmosphere as you mingle freely with the locals and experience the shared essence of Harlem.

On Saturday, discover Harlem’s hottest clubs, where jam sessions can go on into the wee hours of the morning.
(We pick up the tab for your first two cocktails!)

On Monday, swing dance the night away to the beat of a terrific, twelve-piece band for almost two hours.
(Free dance lessons included!)

CitySightsNY operates a fleet of new double-decker buses, uniquely-designed with seating on the top deck only to provide our guests with the best possible views of Manhattan’s attractions, neighborhoods and places of interest where you can step-on and step-off as many times as you wish. Some tours are also operated on a fleet of deluxe motor coaches and are fully-escorted by professional, knowledgeable, licensed New York City guides. Guides will provide you with a fun, interesting experience to help you learn more about our great city.

New York's only open-decker tour that stops at Brooklyn Fulton Ferry Landing for breathtaking views of the glittering necklace of the Manhattan skyline. View the Empire State Bldg., Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Financial District, Site of the World Trade Center, Wall Street, Battery Park, Chinatown, Little Italy, South Street Seaport, Lower East Side, Tribeca, Brooklyn Bridge and much more. Get a bird’s eye view of “the city that never sleeps” as you pass the fascinating neighborhoods, attractions and places of interest in Lower Manhattan. (This tour is escorted and is not step-on step-off.) The  tour lasts approx. 3 hours. It departs from Times Square on Broadway between 46th and 47th Streets every evening at 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm.

Step-on and step-off your double-decker bus as many times as you wish at all stops along the route. View Times Square, Empire State Bldg., Statue of Liberty, Greenwich Village, Little Italy, Chinatown, Financial District, Wall Street, World Trade Center Site, South Street Seaport, SoHo, Madison Square Garden, Macy’s, Lower East Side, Rockefeller Center, Battery Park, Museum of Modern Art, United Nations and more. Tours depart frequently from Times Square on Broadway between 46th and 47th Streets every day from 8:30am to 5:00pm. Ticket valid for 24 hours.

As this tour operates during workshop hours it is recommended for guests who are arriving on Saturday, August 4th. or staying after 12 noon on Tuesday, August 7th.