Explore the High Line: Small Group Walking Tour
- 1h 15m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Explore one of New York City’s most creative urban transformations on a guided walk along the High Line. Once an abandoned elevated rail line, this former piece of industrial infrastructure has been reimagined into a public park that reshaped the West Side and inspired cities around the world. As we walk the High Line, you’ll learn how this forgotten stretch of railway survived demolition, passed through a gritty chapter of city history, and emerged as a model of innovative urban design. Along the way, we discuss landscape architecture, public space, and the role the High Line played in transforming Chelsea and the surrounding neighborhoods. From street art and modern architecture to river views and hidden details, your guide brings the park’s layers to life while placing it within the larger story of New York’s west side. This tour goes beyond the park itself, connecting design, history, and the city that grew up around it.
Inclusions
What's included
- Licensed Guides
What's not
- Gratuities
Itinerary
The High Line is a 1.45-mile-long elevated linear park, greenway and rail trail created on a former New York Central Railroad spur on the west side of Manhattan in New York City.
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Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Please meet your guide at the staircase to the High Line directly next to 500 W 30th St.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 8 travellers
- Operated by
- Manhattan Walking Tour
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in New York City
- Its from-price is 47% below the median of the 2673 experiences we list in New York City.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 963 of 2673.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About New York City
New York City packs skyscrapers, famous museums, Broadway theatres and dozens of distinct neighbourhoods into five boroughs that hum day and night.
Manhattan is the classic first stop. Times Square glows above the theatre district, Central Park stretches for blocks between the Upper East and Upper West Sides, and the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building and Rockefeller Center define the midtown skyline. Downtown, the 9/11 Memorial, Wall Street and the Brooklyn Bridge sit close together, and boats run out past the Statue of Liberty to Ellis Island.
Top-ranked sights in New York City: Statue of Liberty, Central Park, National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
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