Currently, the best free tours in New York are one of the most popular activities for travellers who visit the Big Apple and want to get to know this incredible city first hand.
Known for being guided tours in Spanish around New York, something that allows you to learn the history and anecdotes of the city without losing detail, these have no fixed price and are paid through a tip that the traveller leaves according to their final evaluation of the tour.
Don't forget that although the free tours of New York do not have a fixed price, the guides expect to receive a tip, according to your final evaluation of the tour.
After several trips to this city, of which we wrote the travel guide to New York, we leave you with what are for us, the best free tours in New York for free.
Free tour in New York in English
This free tour, considered the best of the free tours in New York, will take you to some of the most important tourist attractions in the city, such as Wall Street or the 9/11 Memorial.
The tour starts in the financial district of the city, one of the must-see places to visit in New York, where after learning about the history of the city as well as several anecdotes, you will walk through the National Museum of the American Indians, Wall Street, the World Trade Center and the Stock Exchange and then stroll down Broadway, one of the best things to do in New York.
From here the best free tours in New York continue to Battery Park, one of our favourite places in the city, and then on to the 9/11 Memorial, one of the most symbolic places in the city, which is a tribute to the victims of the attack of September 11, 2001.
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Free tour of New York in English
Free tour of New York City in Lower Manhattan
This free tour of New York City will start at 10am in front of the Office of the New York City Comptroller building, right next to New York City Hall.
Once you have met up with the group and your English speaking guide in front of the former New York Times headquarters, you will begin to learn about the history of the city, how it has changed and how it became a meeting point for Irish and African-Americans.
Some of the places you'll visit during the tour, which is considered one of the best free tours in New York, are Columbus Park, Canal Street, Little Italy and finally Soho, where you'll continue to learn about the history and evolution of the city until you reach the MoMA Design Store, where this free tour in New York will end.
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SoHo, one of the neighbourhoods you'll see on this free tour in New York.
Free Women of the Village New York Tour
This free tour in New York will start at 2pm on Orchard Street, in front of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum of New York. Once you have met up with your group and your English speaking guide, you will begin to learn about the details of this tour which will tell you some of the most incredible stories of the first immigrant women who came to this area of the city and lived in this building.
The next stop on the free New York City tour is the Bowery district, home to some of the old family planning centres for women, and then on to New York University, a key point where the suffragette ideological movements began.
The tour continues to Greenwich Village, Washington Square and Union Square, where the free tour ends.
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Free tour of New York City in English
Free tour of Midtown Manhattan in New York
This free tour of New York City will start at 1pm at the National Library of New York where you will learn about the history of the city from your English-speaking guide.
You'll visit Bryant Park, Times Square, the Algonquin Hotel and the Belasco Theatre, the birthplace of Broadway, as well as Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall, where the tour will end.
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Midtown tour, one of the best free tours in New York City
What tip to leave on free tours in New York?
We know that one of the biggest questions when taking a free tour in New York is what tip to leave.
Although the name might suggest otherwise, these free tours, which don't actually have a fixed price, are designed with the idea that the traveller should tip according to their final evaluation of the tour.
In our experience, we believe that the minimum amount that should be given to the guide is 10 euros per person, as long as your rating is positive.
If you are travelling with children, they do not normally pay, although you can always increase the amount you give per adult a little to compensate.
Don't forget that this is a personal reference and depends on your assessment of the tour, your financial situation and your budget.
That said, we do believe that even if the tour includes the word free, this should not motivate you to abuse the circumstances. If we don't all work together to keep free tours in New York, they will disappear.
You can prepare your New York routes with these personalised guides according to the days you have available:
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