High Line Self-Guided Tour: Explore NYC's History

Embark on a self-guided tour of the High Line in NYC and uncover the city’s rich history, vintage railways, and iconic attractions. Discover hidden stories and explore top sights along the way!

Duration: 50 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The High Line - Start the tour at the entrance to the Highline where you should find a fantastic view of the Hudson River to your left. Learn about the Whitney Museum, an art museum showing the full range of twentieth-century and contemporary American art, with a special focus on works by living artists.
What's Included
  • Download tours for offline listening
  • GPS-enabled map prevents getting lost
  • Enjoy a self-guided audio tour
  • Learn from locals or historians
  • Find Instagram-worthy photo spots
What's Not Included
  • Headphones
  • Mobile Device
Additional Information

Embark on our engaging sonic journey as we delve into New York City’s modern architecture, vintage railway history, stone art deco, and modern building schemes.
Allow a proficient historian to illuminate New York City’s narratives of industrial development, migrant influx, and financial breakthroughs, all of which are evident in a single stroll along…

Location
The High Line
The tours starts at the southern end of the High Line by the Standard Hotel. This is a self-guided tour. You can start whenever you like!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jorichard19
May 24, 2023
Solo Highline Walk - I had walked on the Highline before, during a different season, it was great learn a bit more about it this time.
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Silviarv9688vh
Jun 13, 2022
Amazing virtual trip to New York - We’ve used tours from the same company before and really enjoyed just hearing the audio. So we decided to download this one and play it in the car like a travel podcast. We really loved it as it felt like we were transported to New York while we were listening. Would definitely recommend a try
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380ianm
Jul 4, 2024
A haven in the city - A stunning oasis of calm and nature in this very densely packed city. Above the street level the noise disappears and all around is planting, trees and birds - and the occasional rusty railway line. Get some close-ups of the eccentric architecture of people or corporations with more money than sense. En route you can stop off at the buildout into the Hudson River, and take in the views of Jersey City, drop down to the street to visit densely packed shopping arcades for a bite to eat or cup of coffee.
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Wayne_l
Sep 3, 2023
Enjoyable tour - Really enjoyable tour, informative and interesting, learning things I would never have found otherwise. The tour uses Vidi Guides which is OK but I have previously used VoiceMap which I think is a better platform so one star off for that.
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Etonn
Sep 4, 2023
Great information, but the app needs to be updated. - It was great information provided in the guided tour, however I was hoping the app would track your precise location and start once you arrive at a location. We spent the majority of the time trying to locate the buildings or area being referenced, and in many cases without success.
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Elbabe20
Apr 27, 2023
High line walk commentary - The talk on the different points of interest kept cutting out, so you’d miss a bit before it started again, very disappointing High line was lovely especially in the sunshine
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Marcolive
Dec 1, 2024
Buyer beware - stay away. - Paid for the walking tour, never received the link. Called the out of country help line (not toll free0 and received voice mail.
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Peg_m
Jun 13, 2024
Not described correctly - We were to/of that we could start the tour at any point. We started at the opposite end of the audio tour and tried to make it work but it did not. Should have been described much better.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).