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Thoroughly Modern Midtown - NYC Architecture Private Tour

2 h 30 min Free cancellation Private tour
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Thoroughly Modern Midtown - NYC Architecture Private Tour

About this activity

Discover one of the architecturally impactful parts of NYC, with a focus on 20th-century Modern and 21st-century Contemporary architecture of East Midtown, a hot-bed of innovative design.

This tour will look at styles spanning from 1930s Art Deco to Mid-Century Modern to International Style Modernism, Post-Modernism and today’s sleek glass and steel towers of whimsy, tracing the evolution of inventive architecture of New York City.

Featuring important and striking buildings that broke new ground and continue to inspire and influence architecture of today.

Architects and firms covered include Emory Roth and Sons, Schultze and Weaver, Cross and Cross, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Gordon Bunshaft, Edward Larrabee Barnes, Philip Johnson, Lord Norman Foster, Walter Gropius and others.

This walking tour covers approximately 1.5 miles and will run about 2.5 hours.

Your private tour will ensure a personal experience.

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At a glance

Duration
2 h 30 min
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–15
Operated by
Custom NYC Tours

What is included

Included

  • Included: Live guided experience

Itinerary

  1. Midtown

    5 min

    Walk through Midtown

  2. Park Avenue

    1 h 30 min

    Explore historic avenue

  3. Stop 3

    10 min

    View historic building, and see interior gallery

  4. Seagram Building

    5 min

    View historic building

  5. Citicorp Center

    5 min

    See historic building

  6. Stop 6

    5 min

    View historic building

  7. General Electric Building

    5 min

    See historic Art Deco building

  8. Stop 8

    5 min

    See historic hotel

  9. MetLife Building

    5 min

    View historic building

  10. Stop 10

    5 min

    See new massive supertall HQ for JPMorganChase (from outside plaza)

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

  • We will meet in the plaza in front of Lotte New York Palace hotel.

End point

  • Tour ends near JP Morgan Chase Building

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%
  • The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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Thoroughly Modern Midtown - NYC Architecture Private Tour

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