Tours

New York City’s original walking tour program

Led by expert guides with deep knowledge of New York City architecture, art, urban history, preservation, neighborhoods and street life, the MAS Tours Program has been bringing eyes on the street since 1956. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. 

Duration: Tours last about two hours.

Weather: With rare exception, all tours proceed rain or shine, and all sales are final.

Refunds/Exchanges: There are no refunds, cancellations, or exchanges, unless we cancel a tour.

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Grand Central Terminal Official Guided Tour
Every day at 12:30 PM
Member: $20 | Non-member: $30
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main floor at Grand Central Terminal
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Chelsea Art Galleries
with Sylvia Laudien-Meo
Friday, December 13 at 10:30 AM
Member: $20 | Non-member: $30
man views painting at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Sold Out!
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A Christmas History in Gramercy
with Dana Schulz
Saturday, December 14 at 10:00 AM
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Flatiron building with snow on the ground, 1905
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Stuyvesant Heights in Brooklyn
with Suzanne Spellen & Morgan Munsey
Saturday, December 14 at 2:00 PM
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wooden home with porch in Stuyvesant Heights
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Celebrating George McAneny’s New York
with Lucie Levine
Sunday, December 15 at 11:00 AM
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George McAneny writing at desk
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Old and New on the Lower East Side
with Patrick Waldo
Sunday, December 15 at 2:00 PM
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East Houston Street at Allen Street in Manhattan's Lower East Side. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, The All-Nite Images.
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Christmastime on Arthur Avenue
with Alexandra Maruri
Saturday, December 21 at 11:00 AM
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fruit at a market on Arthur Avenue
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Legal Landmarks
with Robert Pigott
Saturday, December 21 at 11:00 AM
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outside the Tweed Courthouse
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New York in the Time of Washington Irving
with Francis Morrone
Sunday, December 22 at 2:00 PM
Member: $20 | Non-member: $30
portrait of Washington Irving Sold Out!
guide leads a tour group and holds a Municipal Art Society of New York sign

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Christmas Day in Rockefeller Center
with Anthony W. Robins
Wednesday, December 25 at 10:00 AM
Member: $20 | Non-member: $30
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Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center
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Historic Cobble Hill in Brooklyn
with Zack Rhodes
Sunday, December 29 at 11:00 AM
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intersection of Henry and Congress Streets in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
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Wintertime in Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue Bazaars
with Mary Ann DiNapoli
Saturday, January 4 at 10:00 AM
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exterior of Damascus Bread and Bakery
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A Winter Walk in Central Park
with Francis Morrone
Sunday, January 5 at 2:00 PM
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ducks float in a pond in Central Park in Winter Sold Out!
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Downtown Connections
with Joe Svehlak
Saturday, January 11 at 11:00 AM
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the Oculus concourse with pedestrians
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Art Deco Interiors
with Anthony W. Robins
Sunday, January 12 at 2:00 PM
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lobby and revolving doors in the Chrysler Building
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Subway Art Tour Two
with Phil Desiere
Saturday, January 18 at 1:00 PM
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a tile mural in a subway station
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Greenwich Village Modern
with John Arbuckle
Sunday, January 19 at 1:00 PM
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Sylvette Picasso sculpture in Greenwich Village
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Art Along the C Train
with Sylvia Laudien-Meo
Friday, January 24 at 11:00 AM
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tile mural in subway station
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New to New York: Downtown Manhattan
with Matt Postal
Saturday, January 25 at 11:00 AM
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Lower Manhattan skyline seen from the Staten Island Ferry
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Edith Wharton’s New York
with Francis Morrone
Sunday, January 26 at 2:00 PM
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homes on Washington Square North Sold Out!
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Focus On: East Harlem
with Laurence Frommer
Sunday, January 26 at 2:00 PM
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skyline in East Harlem
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Subway Art Tour Three
with Phil Desiere
Saturday, February 1 at 1:00 PM
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mural on the ceiling at the 34th Street Hudson Yards Subway Station
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The New York Central Railroad and the Making of Midtown
with Deborah Zelcer
Sunday, February 2 at 2:00 PM
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Looking down Park Avenue with Met Life Building in the background
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Inside The Explorers Club
with Lacey Flint
Saturday, February 8 at 10:00 AM
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fireplace at the Explorers Club
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Historic Flatbush
with Zack Rhodes
Saturday, February 8 at 2:00 PM
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exterior of the parsonage building at the Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church
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Inside the Plaza Hotel
with Francis Morrone
Sunday, February 9 at 2:00 PM
Member: $40 | Non-member: $50
exterior of the Plaza Hotel with snow Sold Out!
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The Red Caps of Grand Central Terminal
with Eric K. Washington
Saturday, February 15 at 11:00 AM
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portrait of James H. Williams
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New to New York: SoHo
with Matt Postal
Saturday, February 15 at 11:00 AM
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exterior of the New York Law School building in Tribeca
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Art Deco Interiors
with Anthony W. Robins
Sunday, February 16 at 2:00 PM
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lobby and revolving doors in the Chrysler Building
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Lower East Side Art Galleries
with Sylvia Laudien-Meo
Friday, February 21 at 11:00 AM
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exterior of the Essex Street Market on the Lower East Side
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A Winter Walk in Prospect Park
with Kate Papacosma
Saturday, February 22 at 2:00 PM
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people enjoy a winter sunset in Prospect Park
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The New York of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton
with Francis Morrone
Sunday, February 23 at 2:00 PM
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George Washington statue outside Federal Hall Sold Out!
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Focus On: East New York
with Laurence Frommer
Sunday, February 23 at 2:00 PM
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Broadway Junction with elevated train platform
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Beyond Grand Central
with Matt Postal
Saturday, February 29 at 11:00 AM
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ornate windows of the New York Yacht Club

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