• Grand Central Terminal - Embark on a captivating 2-hour walking tour to explore:
  Secrets of the Whispering Gallery – Experience the unique acoustics as your voice travels across the vaulted ceilings in one of NYC’s most intriguing acoustic wonders.

A Clock Worth Millions – Stand beneath the iconic four-faced opal clock, a timeless meeting spot and emblem of the city.

Architectural Grandeur – Admire the Beaux-Arts elegance, celestial ceilings, and Tiffany glass while discovering how this terminal transformed Midtown Manhattan.

Hidden Passageways & Untold Stories – From secret platforms to Prohibition-era speakeasies, delve into the lesser-known tales of Grand Central’s vibrant history.

A Living Landmark – Learn how Grand Central is more than just a train station—it’s a lively destination with shops, dining, and events interwoven into the city’s daily life.

• Grand Central Market - Enjoy a European-style gourmet shopping experience just steps from the subway. The Market showcases local vendors offering a variety of items and prepared foods. All merchants are local businesses, and many products are locally sourced.
• Graybar Building - Stroll through the Graybar Passage, bordered to the North by the Graybar Building and Metro North Tracks, and to the South by numerous retail shops. The Graybar Passage serves as a major thoroughfare from Lexington Avenue into the Main Concourse of Grand Central.
• Dining Concourse - The Lower Dining Concourse at Grand Central Terminal is one of the city’s most remarkable public spaces. Described as “the best-designed transit hub, a stunning work of Beaux-Arts architecture,” it is considered a landmark location filled with history and secrets. It ranks among the world’s top ten tourist attractions.

There’s always something happening here, and it’s been that way since it first opened in 1913. A relatively new development: Grand Central has become a dining and drinking hotspot, bouncing back after an early-pandemic lull with a host of new openings and revitalized old favorites.

For out-of-town visitors, area workers, and commuters grabbing a bite

• Grand Central Terminal - LIRR Grand Central Madison Station, inaugurated in January 2023, is a significant addition to the Long Island Rail Road network, located deep beneath Grand Central Terminal. This terminal is the centerpiece of the East Side Access project, the most substantial expansion of LIRR service in over a century. It provides direct service from Long Island to the East Side of Manhattan with eight tracks and four platforms spread across a 350,000-square-foot facility.
• Grand Central Terminal - Known as the “Kissing Room,” the Biltmore Room was a space for arriving travelers to greet and reunite with loved ones. At its peak, many travelers were soldiers returning home from the battlefield. Situated in the Northwest corner of Grand Central Terminal’s main upper level, it earned its name because it is directly below the former Biltmore Hotel, from 1913.
• Grand Central Terminal - Track 34 - The “20th Century Limited” originally operated from New York’s Grand Central Terminal to La Salle in Chicago, from 1902 to 1967, and was the flagship train of the New York Central railway. From the beginning of the journey in New York, every aspect of the 20th Century Limited was designed for glamour. Passengers would walk along Track 34 towards their berth on a long red carpet. The ‘20th Century Limited’ is where the expression ‘red carpet treatment’ originated.
• Grand Central Terminal - The Whispering Gallery. Stand close against the tile wall in the domed intersection of walkways on the lower floor of Grand Central Terminal and discover a secret: a corner-to-corner whispering gallery.
• Grand Central Terminal - Grand Central Terminal is one of the most-visited destinations in NYC for good reason: Incredible history, architecture, dining, and shopping, all in one place. View the Celestial Ceiling, also known as the Zodiac Ceiling, painted in 1871.
• Campbell Apartment - The Campbell is a bar and cocktail lounge in Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The space, long known as the Campbell Apartment, was once the office of American financier John W. Campbell, a member of the New York Central Railroad’s board of directors. It was later used as office space, a studio by CBS, and a jail by Metro-North Railroad. Renovations in 1999 and 2007 restored the space to its original opulence at a total cost of nearly $2 million.

• Professional tour guide

• Gratuities always appreciated

Led by both active and retired NYPD Detectives and Police Officers, this tour offers a unique perspective on Grand Central. It combines history and crime, featuring WWII terror plots and infamous gangsters like Al Capone and Lucky Luciano. The tour explores modern-day true crime and intrigue, as well as the captivating history and hidden secrets of Grand Central Terminal. During this engaging guided tour, which lasts about 2 hours, participants will discover architectural marvels and learn about the terminal’s significant role in New York City’s history and its criminal past. This experience is ideal for history enthusiasts or fans of NYC Mafia & True Crime, with a small group size of 20 to ensure personalized insights from the police officer guide.

• Duration: Approximately 2 hours
• Discover iconic sites and their historical and criminal connections
• Maximum group size of 20 for a personalized experience
• Meeting point conveniently located at 60 E 42nd St, across from Grand Central Terminal
• some portions of Grand Central are not accessible by wheelchair/scooter

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