New York City Grand Central Tales from Darkside with NYPD Guides

Departure Point

• Meet your guide in front of the entrance to 60 E 42 street - directly across from the Grand Central Terminal. See Photo of building.

Return Details

• In front of the entrance for Grand Central Terminal

Duration2 hoursLanguages Available

• Human tour guide - English
• Human tour guide - Spanish

Points of Interest

Stop At: Grand Central Terminal89 E 42nd Street, , New York City, New YorkOn this immersive 2 hour walking tour, you’ll uncover: Secrets of the Whispering Gallery – Hear your voice travel across vaulted ceilings in one of NYC’s most mysterious acoustic marvels. A Clock Worth Millions – Stand beneath the famed four-faced opal clock, a timeless meeting place and symbol of the city. Architectural Grandeur – Marvel at Beaux-Arts elegance, celestial ceilings, and Tiffany glass while learning how this terminal reshaped Midtown Manhattan. Hidden Passageways & Untold Stories – From secret platforms to Prohibition-era speakeasies, dive into the lesser-known chapters of Grand Central's colorful past. A Living Landmark – Discover how Grand Central isn’t just a train station—it's a vibrant destination with shops, dining, and events woven into the city's daily life. Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Grand Central Market89 E 42nd St, Grand Central Terminal, New York City, New YorkA European-style gourmet shopping experience steps from subway. The Market features local vendors offering various items and prepared foods. All merchants are local businesses and many of the products are locally sourced.Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Graybar Building420 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10170Walk the Graybar Passage flanked to the North by the Graybar Building and Metro North Tracks - to the south, numerous retail shops, The Graybar Passage is a major thoroughfare from Lexington Avenue into the Main Concourse of Grand Central. Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Dining Concourse89 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017The Lower Dinning Concourse at Grand Central Terminal is one of the city's greatest public spaces. Described as "the best-designed transit hub, a stunning work of Beaux-Arts architecture" is considered a landmark location filled with history and secrets. It is one of the world's top ten tourist attractions. There's always a lot going on here, and it's been that way ever since it first opened in 1913. One thing that's relatively new: Grand Central has become something of a dining and drinking destination, bouncing back after an early-pandemic slumber with a slew of new openings and revitalized old favorites. For out-of-town visitors, area workers, commuters grabbing a biteDuration: 10 minutesStop At: Grand Central Terminal89 E 42nd Street, , New York City, New YorkLIRR Grand Central Madison Station, opened in January 2023, is a major addition to the Long Island Rail Road network, located deep beneath Grand Central Terminal. This terminal is the centerpiece of the East Side Access project, the most significant expansion of LIRR service in over 100 years. It offers direct service from Long Island to the East Side of Manhattan with eight tracks and four platforms spread across a 350,000-square-foot facility,Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Grand Central Terminal89 E 42nd Street, , New York City, New YorkKnown as the “Kissing Room,” the Biltmore Room served as a space for arriving travelers to greet and reunite with loved ones. In its peak, many travelers were soldiers returning home from the battlefield. Located in the Northwest corner of Grand Central Terminal’s main upper level, it gained its name because it sits directly below the former Biltmore Hotel, from 1913.Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Grand Central Terminal89 E 42nd Street, , New York City, New YorkTrack 34 - The "20th Century Limited" originally ran from New York’s Grand Central Terminal to La Salle in Chicago, from 1902 to 1967, and was the flagship train of the New York Central railway. From the start of the journey in New York, every aspect of the 20th Century Limited was geared towards glamourous. Passengers would walk along Track 34 towards their berth along a long red carpet, The ‘20th Century Limited’ is where the expression ‘red carpet treatment’ was formed. Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Grand Central Terminal89 E 42nd Street, , New York City, New YorkThe Whispering Gallery. If you stand close against the tile wall in the domed intersection of walkways on the lower floor of Grand Central Terminal and you'll discover a secret: a corner-to-corner whispering gallery. Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Grand Central Terminal89 E 42nd Street, , New York City, New YorkGrand Central Terminal is one of the most-visited destinations in NYC for good reason: Incredible history, architecture, dining, and shopping, all in one place. View the Celestial Ceiling aka Zodiac Ceiling painted in 1871 Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Campbell Apartment15 Vanderbilt Ave, Between 42nd Street and 43rdf Street, New York City, New YorkThe Campbell is a bar and cocktail lounge in Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The space, long known as the Campbell Apartment, was once the office of American financier John W. Campbell, a member of the New York Central Railroad's board of directors. It was later used as office space, as a studio by CBS and as a jail by Metro-North Railroad. Renovations in 1999 and 2007 restored the space to its original opulence at a total cost of nearly $2 million.Duration: 10 minutes

Additional Information

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• some portions of Grand Central are not accessible by wheelchair/scooter

Inclusions

• Tour Guide

Exclusions

• Gratuities always appreciated

Redemption InstructionsMeet your NYPD Guide in Front of 60 E 42nd Street who will have a check in listVoucher InfoMobile or paper ticket accepted

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