NYC's Most Fun Movie & TV Tours
“Friends,” “Sex and the City,” “Ghostbusters,” and “Superman,” countless TV shows and movies have taken place in the Big Apple, with iconic scenes happening in restaurants or outside of landmarks. From the bustling streets of Manhattan to the quiet corners of Brooklyn, New York City offers fans of movies and TV the opportunity to walk in the footsteps of their favorite characters. Before you book the first one you find, we’ve gathered some of the best movie and tv tours of NYC for you to book before you even arrive.
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Best Tour For Movie and TV Buffs - NYC TV & Movie Bus Tour by On Location Tours
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Best for a Girls' Getaway - Sex and the City Hotspots Tour
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Best for Millenials - Gossip Girl Sites Tour
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Best For Guys Who Don’t Want to Go on a Tour - The Super Tour of NYC: Heroes! Comics! More!
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Best For Mobster Wannabes - The Sopranos Sites Tour
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Best Tour to Take Your Grandparents On - Classic Film Tour
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Best Tour to Take Your Kids On - Elf Private Tour

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This two-and-a-half-hour bus tour visits over sixty iconic filming locations across the city. See the apartment building from “Friends,” visit the firehouse from “Ghostbusters,” and see familiar sites from “Seinfeld,” “Spider-Man,” and other popular movies and television shows. Kids will love seeing spots featured in “Elf” and “Miracle on 34th Street.” And, of course, nearly everywhere you look, you’ll see a location used in “Law and Order: SVU.” This tour is comprehensive, thorough, and the tour guides are actors who know their stuff, will give you behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and fill empty time with TV and movie trivia.
Sex and the City lives on, not just with the new iteration “And Just Like That,” but also through the streets of NYC. This tour brings you to almost all the familiar spots made famous in the hit show. Sit on the steps of Carrie’s brownstone, get a cupcake at Magnolia Bakery, see the location of Scout (Steve and Aidan’s bar), and many more memorable spots. The tour ends at “Scout,” where you can order yourself a Cosmo (not included in the price).

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This three-hour tour throughout the Upper East Side will make you feel like you’re in the thick of the drama that only “Gossip Girl” could deliver. You’ll visit the Met Steps where Blair and Serena held court, see the setting of the Constance Billard School for Girls, and explore Chuck Bass's Empire Hotel. Led by actors, you’ll love the flair for drama they deliver during this tour of one of the most famous neighborhoods in Manhattan.
This tour concentrates on the spots featured in superhero and comic book movies. You can get your Clark Kent on and visit the location of the Daily Planet, and relive the moment when Peter Parker found out what he is. You’ll see spots made famous in “The Avengers,” “Batman,” “Jessica Jones,” and “Daredevil,” among other action movies.

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This four-hour bus tour delves into the spots you know and love from “The Sopranos.” You’ll stop at the location of “Bada Bing,” visit the diner that still causes debate from the final moment of the series, drive by Tony’s house, see Barone Sanitation and other sites “Sopranos” fans will love.
If you’ve got a hankering for Cary Grant and not Chris Hemsworth, then this is the tour for you. You’ll see the Empire State building, which, sure, is featured in countless movies, but perhaps best known for it’s prominent featuring in “An Affair to Remember,” you’ll see the spot where Marilyn Monroe’s dress iconicly flew up in “The Seven Year Itch,” and stroll through central park — also featured in hundreds of movies and TV shows. This tour is perfect for anyone who stopped watching movies in 1995.

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Does your kid watch “Elf” all year round? Do they exist solely on candy, candy corn, candy canes and syrup? If the answer is “yes,” then you cannot miss this tour. See the spot of the snowball fight, see where Buddy gets his shoes shined, see the Empire State Building where Buddy’s dad lives, and other spots you’ll recognize from this popular christmas movie.