TV & Movie Tours in New York City with On Location Tours

Did you know that New York City is the most filmed city in the world?

For years we have grown up seeing the city’s sites on both the large and small screen, now, with the help of On Location Tours, you can experience these locations in real life.

The guides, all local actors who have been on-set in New York City, will entertain you throughout the entire tour. Their passion and intriguing inside knowledge of what really happens on set will have you enthralled, amused and maybe even a little shocked.

These tours suit the real TV buff just as much as they suit visitors who are just looking for a fun and entertaining New York experience. You will be shown clips of on-location scenes from shows and movies on the bus to help familiar yourself with the location before seeing it in real life.

There are various themed tours to suit different interest – each one featuring more than 40 different sites.

So, if you’re heading to New York City, join an On Location Tour and get up close to the lights, camera and action!

Family tours

NYC TV & Movie Tour

On Location Tours’ NYC TV & Movie Tour will lead you to New York City’s best filming locations! On this guided sightseeing bus tour you will see over 60 NYC locations featured in your favourite TV shows and movies.

This three-hour tour showcases locations from Friends, Seinfeld, American Hustle, Glee, Mr Robot, Birdman, Girls, The Smurfs, Spider-man, How I Met Your Mother, The Amazing Spider-man, Marvel’s Daredevil and Jessica Jones, and so much more.

Tour departs daily at 10am

Gossip Girl Sites Tour

Experience a day in the life of Manhattan’s privileged Upper East Siders on the Gossip Girl Sites Tour. See The Palace Hotel (home to the Bass and van der Woodsen families), The Constance Billard School for Girls, Dylan’s Candy Bar, and shop at Henri Bendel, where Blair and Serena frequent. Fans of the series will love this tour. XOXO

Tour departs Thurs – Sundays at 10am

The Superhero Tour of New York City

Comic fans from around the world can unite in New York City on The Super Tour of NYC: Heroes! Comics! More! See where your favourite superheroes from The Avengers, Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Jessica Jones and so much more saved the day on this three-hour guided bus tour.

Tour departs Fri & Sat at 12pm.

Holiday Lights & Movie Sites

The Holiday Lights & Movie Sites is a seasonal tour that runs from mid-November to 1 January each year.

On this tour, guests can see how New York City sparkles during the holiday season as the tour bus travels to iconic landmarks and some of the city’s hidden gems featured in classic holiday movies such as Miracle on 34th Street, Home Alone 2, Elf, Scrooged, and many more.

Departs 23 Nov – 1 Jan. Daily at 3pm.

Central Park TV & Movie Sites (walking tour)

The walking tour of Central Park TV & Movie Sites is a tour through the most filmed location in the world, where more than 100 movies have been filmed. This tour covers more than 30 movie locations and visits the Literary Walk seen in the season finale of Glee, the Boathouse from When Harry Met Sally, the Bandshell from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Bethesda Fountain seen in Enchanted and Wollman Rink used in Serendipity.

The 2-hour tour departs daily at 12pm.

Getting there

The tours depart from various locations around Manhattan – each tour has a different departure point and details will be provided at time of booking.