Urban Oyster, New York City

Who better than Urban Oyster to uncover New York City's many hidden pearls? By placing an emphasis on supporting small businesses in its walking tours, the company's local guides deliver the best kind of NYC experience—the one that can only be experienced here. Foodies, beer connoisseurs, and history buffs will all find something to discover during Urban Oyster's most popular tours:

• Tenements, Tales & Tastes: gastrophiles can take a culinary tour of the world without ever leaving Brooklyn as the history of this city of immigrants comes to life in the form of tacos, dumplings, knishes, and bagels.
• Brewed in Brooklyn Tour: Brooklyn's craft-beer scene is booming these days (though it has nothing on the 48 breweries that once dotted the borough). Sample a variety of craft beers during a private tour of a working brewery, nosh on pizza, and enjoy a few wild tales from New York's bootlegging past.
• Midtown Sites & Bites: Learn how to eat, shop, and avoid crowds like a veteran New Yorker, and discover the authentic neighborhood concealed within its most touristy area