Whether it’s a tour of Grand Central, the High line, or Central Park no one does it better that Manhattan Walking Tour.
The High Line: A Walk Through History
The Ultimate Urban Greenspace
Our “Must Explore” On Your Next Visit!
Private Version of Tour Available
NYC's elevated escape where nature, art, and stunning views converge above the city
An elevated masterpiece of design and imagination: The High Line transformed abandoned railway tracks into a living work of art. Walk above the city through gardens, installations, and architecture that redefined Manhattan’s West Side and became one of the most celebrated urban parks in the world.
Highlights
Visit the unique metropolitan oasis perennially ranked one of the top ten places in the world to visit
Enjoy a break from the city in this unique natural refuge
Discover the varying landscape design with each new section of the park
Experience this urban green space for yourself where nature meets art and design
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Trip Details
Price
$50, your best value is the combo with our Greenwich Village Food Tour, or with Greenwich Village and Historic Downtown
Tours require a minimum of 2 guests to open, and then single travelers can join. If you are a single traveler, and are having trouble booking, please email or call.
Departure time
10:30 am
Meeting point
Upon your reservation, you will receive a confirmation with maps and best mode of transportation to get to your meeting point
Finish Point
Washington Street & Gansevoort Street
Availability
Seven days a week, rain or shine
Duration
Approximately 75 minutes
Group size
All tours are semi-private with 8 people or less
Difficulty
It is a walking tour, but the pace is slow and comfortable
Distance
1.1 miles
Private Tour Option
All of our tours are available as private tours. Enjoy the same great tour with just your friends and family, and one of our guides. Get in touch to plan your tour today!
What You’ll Do and See
What was once an abandoned freight railway is now one of the world’s most celebrated urban parks. A testament that New York can turn its past into something visionary. Not restored, but reimagined. The designers didn’t erase all the wild plants that had claimed the tracks, they embraced them, weaving nature into steel and concrete.
Walk it with our team who’ve watched its evolution over 15 years. You’ll see how the original curves of the railway shape today’s paths, how native grasses grow through the same grids where freight cars once rolled, how old loading docks now frame windows onto the city below. This is more than landscaping. It’s urban archaeology, design, and storytelling all in one.
Every step brings something new: art installations that shift with the seasons, river views framed like paintings, architecture that bends and responds to this elevated perspective. The High Line has become a model studied by designers worldwide. Proof of what can happen when New York chooses reinvention over demolition.
By the end, you won’t just have walked a park. You’ll have seen how vision, design, and persistence can change the way we experience a city.
Pair it with our Greenwich Village Food Tour, or go for a triple combo including Historic Downtown Walking Tour, and you’ll get the perfect mix of NYC stories, stunning sights, and seriously satisfied taste buds.
Check Out What Our Guests Are Saying
A great insight into this stunning part of New York and we would definitely recommend it, we are first time visitors and loved every minute.
My wife and I have done a lot of guided tours, in a lot of different places round the world. I don’t think we have ever had a better one – and we’ve had some pretty good ones!
