This post compares the best deals on Chicago boat tours and cruises, including architecture cruises, sightseeing tours, speedboats, sailboats, kayaks, and water taxis. OVERVIEW There are a lot of different river cruises and tours available in the city of Chicago, and this post provides links to the deals available for each tour in the sections […]
From Voodoo's roots in West Africa to the modern-day temples inside the French Quarter, we will explore historic and current practitioners' history, culture, and beliefs on two distinct tours - a morning interactive tour about current practice of Voodoo and an afternoon walking tour of the history of Voodoo in New Orleans.
Chicago, the third largest city in the USA, is a fantastic city to visit. If you only have 24 hours in Chicago to spend, we want you to make the most of it. Therefore we compiled a Chicago itinerary of things to do and things to bring on your next trip to the windy city. […]
Whenever I'm guiding a tour in San Francisco, I can usually look forward to certain specific questions, and one of the more popular queries is about the Full House location. That's why I wrote this post to explain how to find the Tanner's house from the show Full House, set in San Francisco. In addition […]
This post provides all of the information you need to visit the Empire State Building, the world's most famous building. In the article below, I'll explain the different ticket options available to you, compare the 86th and 102nd floor observatories, and how to avoid long lines. As a local New York tour guide who offers […]
This post lists and describes the various free museums in Boston, including pay-what-you-wish museums and locations that offer free days. We also note those that are either family-friendly or open late or included in tourist passes. ALWAYS FREE MUSEUMS This section will list all of the museums that offer free admission whenever they are open. […]
This post explains how to take a free tour of the Federal Reserve Building in NYC. We include tips on hours, how to get here, as well as other tips to help you plan your visit. **Note that public tours are suspended indefinitely. Check back with us, or the Federal Reserve **School Groups are running […]
Several of our local tour guides and I have had the good fortune to tour the Woolworth Building. Tours stopped running in 2020 due to the pandemic, but we do want to tell you about them should they become available again. Be warned - many try to enter the lobby but there is no public […]
Believe it or not, most Chicago residents don't shop on Magnificent Mile very often. As a local guide offering free tours, I'm quite familiar with a lot of the best free things to do in this city. That's why I decided to write this helpful post full of great ideas for fun activities that won't […]
You've heard about it. You've seen it in movies. Finally, you're here in NYC and ready to discover Little Italy! I'm a native New Yorker and in my childhood, my family often attended the annual street festival, the Feast of San Gennaro -- oh the glorious smell of freshly grilled sausage and peppers. When I […]
This post is a self-guided tour of Roosevelt Island, located in the middle of the East River. You may recognize the island by the red aerial tram that goes to the island. The tram has been the setting for many films and TV shows, such as Spider-Man (2002), in which the Green Goblin blows up the Roosevelt […]
Music City is full of things to do at night, particularly for live music venues. Here we have a list of the best restaurants, attractions, and music venues that are open late, including family-friendly options. We've used that expertise as local tour guides to help populate this review with a variety of fun things to […]
As a graduate of New York University, I spent my college years frolicking in Greenwich Village. I loved it then and I still love it now. The neighborhood has always had an 'anything goes' vibe about it. You can be whoever you want to be - especially in the freewheelin' Washington Square Park. As a […]
This post is a visitor's guide to the Chrysler Building, NYC's signature piece of Art Deco architecture. We cover what there is to see, its history, and how to get there. Though you can step inside the gorgeous lobby, there are no tours of the building. In 2020, discussions for an observation deck began, but […]
Want to discover New York City beyond Manhattan? Consider our Brooklyn pay-what-you-wish walking tours and our free, self-guided Brooklyn tours. Check out the full schedule of all our tours to see what else we have to offer! Tours By Foot Our most popular tour is our 3-hour Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights, and DUMBO Tour (see […]
This post provides several different free walking tours you can take in Toronto, covering a wide variety of subjects and locations in the city. Toronto is very walkable city. Its core is dense with attractions, public transit is readily available, and many neighborhoods are pedestrian-friendly. The best time for a Toronto walking tour is from […]
