Thoroughly Modern Midtown - NYC Architecture Private Tour

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2 hours 30 minutes (approximately)

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.

What's Included

Live guided experience

Meeting and pickup

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

Itinerary

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
  • 1
    Midtown

    Walk through Midtown

    5 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 2

    Explore historic avenue

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 3

    View historic building, and see interior gallery

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4

    View historic building

    5 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5

    See historic building

    5 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 6

    View historic building

    5 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 7

    See historic Art Deco building

    5 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 8

    See historic hotel

    5 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 9
    MetLife Building

    View historic building

    5 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 10

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

    5 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • 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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Architecture Tours
Historical Tours
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Cancellation Policy

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

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