Explore Midtown Manhattan on a guided walking tour with a Top of the Rock ticket. Discover how railroads transformed New York and learn about the Vanderbilt and Rockefeller families.
Discover Midtown Manhattan through the story of the men, industries, and ambitions that helped build modern America on this 2-hour guided walking tour, ending with an included ticket to Top of the Rock.
Begin on Broadway, one of the most famous streets in the world. Learn how New York developed into a center of theater, entertainment, advertising, and popular culture, creating an industry capable of influencing audiences far beyond the United States.
Enter Times Square, surrounded by giant digital screens, theaters, crowds, brands, and some of the most recognizable advertising space on Earth. Discover how transportation, newspapers, advertising, entertainment, and real estate helped transform this intersection into a global symbol of commercial culture.
Continue east toward one of the most important landmarks on the tour — Grand Central Terminal. Here, the story moves back to the 19th century, when railroads were among the most powerful technologies and businesses in the world.
Before airplanes, highways, and the digital economy, railroads connected cities, transported goods, moved millions of people, opened new markets, and helped integrate the enormous American continent.
Few businessmen understood their power better than Cornelius Vanderbilt. From humble beginnings, Vanderbilt built a transportation empire and became one of the richest and most powerful businessmen of his age. His influence became closely connected with the development of the railroad system that eventually transformed New York into the commercial capital of the United States.
Finish at Rockefeller Center. Your guide will help you prepare for your visit, and you will then enter Top of the Rock independently with your included admission ticket. From the observation deck high above Manhattan, look back across the city whose story you have just discovered on foot.
