The official Grand Central Terminal tour:
Secrets of New York's most famous station
Destination
New York City, USA
Duration
1.5 hours
Tour size
Max 20
Language
English
Overview
Three quarters of a million people pass through Grand Central Terminal every day, under a constellation ceiling most of them never look up at. This Grand Central Terminal tour takes you beyond the Main Concourse and into the hidden rooms, forgotten stories, and architectural details that even daily commuters miss.
- •Join the only official tour of Grand Central Terminal and see the full building thanks to our exclusive relationship
- •Go beyond the Main Concourse into the lower levels, where a 1920s railroad tycoon's private office sits behind a door most visitors walk straight past
- •Trace the building's story from Cornelius Vanderbilt's original vision in 1871 to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis saving it from demolition
- •Stand beneath the famous constellation ceiling, learn why it's painted backwards
What's included
- Official Grand Central Terminal guided walking tour
- Local English-speaking expert guide
You will visit
- Main Concourse and the celestial ceiling
- Grand Central's iconic four-faced clock
- Vanderbilt Hall
- The Whispering Gallery
- Campbell Apartment (former tycoon's office)
- Pershing Square and the Tiffany Clock (exterior)
- The Oyster Bar
- Track 34
- New York Transit Museum Annex and Store
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What to expect
The Main Concourse: look up, then look closer
Your Grand Central Terminal tour begins beneath the most famous ceiling in New York. Your guide will point out the constellations painted across it, explain why they're backwards, and show you a small dark rectangle the restorers left on purpose. Decades of cigarette smoke had turned the entire ceiling that color. You'll also find a tiny hole left by a Redstone rocket that hung here during the Cold War.
The lower levels: a tycoon's office, a lost and found, and a language mystery
Your guide will take you to the Campbell Apartment, a 1920s railroad tycoon's private office tucked behind a door most visitors never notice. You'll see the lost and found and hear what has turned up there over the years.
"750,000 people a day and most of them have never looked up. That's why this tour exists."
Anna,
WalksDevour Grand Central guide
"We're the only tour Grand Central actually vetted. They went through our script line by line."
Scott,
WalksDevour tour designer
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The official Grand Central Terminal tour
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The official Grand Central Terminal tour
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