Tour Highlights

Discover the secrets of one of NYC’s most iconic buildings

Learn about the design flaw as large as Grand Central’s main concourse

Find one of NYC’s most elegant cocktail bars formally an office, a speakeasy and a jail

Locate Grand Central’s hidden tennis court

Decipher the hidden symbols of the family that built Grand Central

See what’s left of Grand Central’s lost movie theater

Make this tour private, schedule it anytime. Starts at $312

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guests on a walking tour looking at the ceiling

detail of grand central terminal ceiling

guests at Grand Central's whispering gallery

view of grand central main concourse from the glass walkways

Guests Love This Tour!

Gare central de New-York Un très bel espace, avec une vue incroyable pour une gare. Acces direct du métro, très belle architecture intérieure, nombreux endroits pour faire une pose déjeuner.

K.L.D
11/21/2025

Highly recommend! Fantastic tour, very informative and engaging. Christian, our guide, was great. Would recommend to anyone who’s interested in NYC or travel history.

Graham A
11/15/2025
The tour was very interesting and fun. We learned a lot about Grand Central Terminal how it was built, etc. We really enjoyed! We learned a lot about Grand Central terminal and it’s history. We are native New Yorkers – there were so many things. We never noticed even though we have been there many times.

Lewis and Beth G
11/12/2025

Just say Vanderbilt but thank Jackie O A fun, engaging, educational tour of GCT led by Jonathan. I worked in GCT in the 80’s and still I found this tour exceptional! You could actually hear Jonathan’s every word and he remembered everyone’s names and used them in every sentence (a lost art!). His delivery is theatrical, so let’s add entertaining to the list of adjectives here! Just under 2 hours was a perfect length. A terrific value as well. (This review was not AI generated). I’mA person with feelings.

Suki J
11/11/2025
Grand Central’s Best Storyteller Guide Untapped New York, Secrets of Grand Central TerminalJonathan was an excellent guide, on point, knowledgeable, funny, and a natural storyteller. He brought Grand Central’s hidden history to life with clarity and charm. I definitely recommend this tour! Mei & Victor, GA

Mei Ling B
11/11/2025

Get to know more about NY Great tour guide. Very clear on the information. We learned a lot about NY history and visited places that are not accessible to the general public.

Worldtripping2014
11/10/2025
Highly recommend This was an excellent 1 hour 30 minute tour allowing behind the scenes views of Grand Central Station not available to the general public. I would never have known about the tennis court otherwise! The guide explained things so well and gave us so much interesting information. It was well worth doing and one of many great memories from my trip to New York.

Linda S
11/10/2025

An amazing landmark comes alive. We all live in NYC but wanted to learn more about this beautiful landmark. Even jaded New Yorkers will learn so much and be amazed by going on this tour. Our tour guide, Colin, was so personable, kind and knowledgeable. We all had such a great time.

Michele D
11/08/2025
A great tour — highly recommend! Our tour of Grand Central Terminal was led by Dr. Richard Soden, who was terrific. He is very well-informed and clearly enjoyed sharing interesting information with our small group. I won’t spoil any secrets by stating them in the review, but I know you will look at this famous New York monument with greater admiration than before.

rover28
11/06/2025

A star in Grand Central Grand Central Station was even more interesting than I’d thought it would be, and our guide, Jonathan, made it so entertaining! He engaged each member of the group throughout the tour, he was warm and funny, but also brimming with facts to remember. He maintained order in the busy surroundings and was considerate to our group members, employees doing their jobs, and the general public. I will recommend Untapped and Jonathan to everyone I know.

Sharon C
10/25/2025
Entertaining and informative We learnt so much about the history of Grand Central Station and our guide, who was an entertaining character, knew so much about the building and tiles us many gems of information. I highly recommend the tour and my teen (14), who enjoys history, really took a lot from it too.

JHPSurrey
10/24/2025

Great! Wonderful guide; lots and lots of information and personal memories as well.Ear set worked great (not true all the time)Appreciated the supporting photos (on his iPad)Thank You!

Gail S
10/23/2025
Don’t miss this tour The tour was great. We had a group of 13 women, including on with a walker, and Jim was fabulous. He had a tremendous amount of information and he was great and making all of it very interesting. It is a must do in NYC!

lurielo
10/17/2025

Wonderful tour of Grand Central Station Richard gave us a fantastic tour of GCS–loaded with history and fun facts while pointing out the features of the station that we’d passed by without noticing dozens of times. Who knew there was an actual tennis court in the building that is still in use? Who knew there’s a spiral staircase inside the information booth that leads down to the food court? Highly recommend this tour for both tourists and locals.

CTRoberta
10/15/2025
An Enjoyable Experience A really interesting and enjoyable experience with a delightful and knowledgeable tour guide. We learnt so much about the history of Grand Central Terminal backed up by pictures showing the changes to the building over the years. I have already told friends and family that the tour is well worth undertaking. We were all fascinated to see a tennis court in the terminal!

Tour20284293080
10/15/2025

We enjoyed the Secrets of the Grand Central Station Walking Tour very much! We enjoyed the Secrets of Grand Central Station Walking Tour very much! Our tour guide, Richard, was well-versed, informing us not only about the history of this architectural gem but showed us areas we would never have known existed. Who knew that there is a tennis court within the Station? We always take tours when in NY and felt that this was another tour well done!

Karin W
10/14/2025
Great inside tour of Grand Central While trying to find a rainy day activity, we came across this tour on google. We were very impressed with the tour guide and how extensively we were able to explore the history behind Grand central station! Would highly recommend for a unique experience especially on a rainy day.

Liz L
10/14/2025

Grand Central is worth a visit. Very interesting tour. Amazing place to visit Tour group was small and you were given earpieces to listen to the tour guide. The guide was very good and knew his stuff. Definitely worth doing.

Dave A
10/13/2025
Great tour & tour guide Superb tour with our female tour guide, we think her name was Katherine, she was very knowledgeable and clearly passionate about the history of this phenomenonal building.We weren’t going to bother with the walking tour & planned on just seeing the station ourselves but sooo glad we did…She brought the whole building to life and explained in great detail each of the hidden places we visited.We had to run off at the end as we had a tour booked at the Music City Hall so we didn’t get chance to thank her in person but she was a fantastic guide.Thank you very much, would highly recommend

E6394OYanthonyd
10/11/2025

Super Enjoyable This was a fun tour and our guide was personable and informed with a binder of photos to show how the terminal has changed from the beginning through renovations over the years!

Ashley R
10/09/2025
Excellent tour with excellent tour guide Richard our guide was a fount of knowledge, showing us round and about many areas of the terminal you wouldn’t normally see. He knew everything there was to know about all aspects of the terminal, and it was a fascinating into its history. We would thoroughly recommend this tour.

Dave C
10/08/2025

Great Grand Central Terminal tour I learned so much about Grand Central. Our guide was very professional and made the tour very interesting . I now know about Cornelius Vanderbilt

jo83156
10/05/2025
Fun informative way to fill some free time in the city. The GC Station tour was informative, interesting, fun and an overall excellent way to spend some time between arrival in the city and my evening plans. It got perhaps a little long (more than 90 minutes), but may have been due to the size of the group (relatively large).

Diane G
10/03/2025

The best guide for Grand Central Terminal Tours Our guide was absolutely wonderful! Knowledgeable, entertaining and personable. He also was very aware of his group, checking to be sure that all of us were safely across a street when we crossed.

Dawn P
10/01/2025
Overall, great tour! Cullen was an excellent guide—very knowledgeable and engaged the young ones on the tour. Would definitely recommend this tour!

Adventure10360940254
9/29/2025

Fun and informative tour Great tour of Grand Central, a fascinating place with interesting history. Christian is a terrific guide and gave us lots of stories and details that made the tour special. Thank you!

scott e
9/27/2025
Interesting unknown places Louis is very knowledgeable and has many interesting facts to impart. He needs to move the group around more. Standing in one place for a long time is very uncomfortable. He uses a communication device, so you can hear him talk while you walk around. No mention was made of Jacquie Kennedy’s efforts to save the building even when we stood next to pictures of her near the former waiting room.

Kathleen S
9/20/2025

Unvergessliches Erlebnis und unzählige Dinge zu entdecken Ein toller und umfassender Einblick. Es gibt so viel zu entdecken und zu erfahren durch diese Führung. Das hätten wir in der Form niemals selber hinbekommen.

Nicole K
9/13/2025
Grand experience at the beautiful Grand Central! John was by far the best tour guide I have had the pleasure to encounter this visit to NYC. I’m an avid lover of history and architecture and his tour of the “secrets”of Grand Central didn’t disappoint. What an architectural treasure. So glad she was protected from destruction! Also now I know for a future visit to NYC that I will have to bring my racquet and book a lesson on the tennis court that I had NO idea existed. Do yourself a favor and book this tour…you won’t regret your decision.

Kari C
9/12/2025

Really good Really interesting. Guide had so much knowledge about the building. The guide was very welcoming and chatty. The length of the tour was good

Nicola G
9/07/2025
Excellent Must Do Tour I looked for something to do on our second day in NYC. Since the month had been extremely hot I was looking for something to do indoors.We arrived early and met John DeSanto our tour guide. I know from the first few minutes that John was going to be excellent: he was funny, super informative and full of fun facts.You get to tour the inside of the building and go outside and find out more amazing facts about the station.I was disappointed when it ended because it was SO GOOD!! I would do it again.

Donna S
9/05/2025

Secrets you can’t miss… John was great! He shared many photos and experiences that were above and beyond the tour. We learned more that I expected…

susanfowlerspam
9/05/2025
Very Good Morning Adventure We really enjoyed the tour led by Jonathon. He was very knowledgeable and relatable. The tour was about 90 minutes long and we learned a lot about the history of the station and the modifications to the station over the years. A very nice morning adventure.

Don P
8/28/2025

John Rocks John was a delight. He added energy & humor to an already terrific subject matter – Grand Central Station. The history and the architecture lesson was terrific.

TravelingDaveS
8/17/2025
Can’t miss, great history and fun facts We lived in NYC for years and never did the tour, so excited that we did it on a recent visit. Learned so much interesting history. Jonathan the tour guide was one of the best guides we’ve had in all our travels.

Mike V
8/15/2025

Entertaining and informational John DeSanto was such a delight! He was informational and entertaining. We learned so much and had a blast! Worth doing.

Kacey L
8/15/2025
A Great Tour! Our guide, John DeSanto, was terrific. Very knowledgeable. He knew everything about Grand Central terminal. Would highly recommend his tour.

Elaine P
8/12/2025

Great Tour! John was a very engaging tour guide. I have been through Grand Central Terminal several times before and I really loved getting to look behind the scenes and get to know more of its history. John had so much knowledge and his delivery was top notch. Would recommend to anyone!

Margarette G
8/07/2025
Fun way to tour Grand Central. I love the history and ability to key on all the elements of Grand Central station. It was fun and informative. Our tour guide was amazing. Who knew there are tennis courts in Grand Central?!

Carla H
8/06/2025

Richard was a wonderful guide to the history and charm of Grand Central Station. Having passed through those doors hundreds of times before today, I discovered more in 90 minutes than is the past 59 years!

Mary Beth Fessler
4/23/2025

About This Tour:

Discover the many secrets of this New York City icon! Close to a million people pass through Grand Central Terminal every day, yet very few know the many stories and secrets which you will learn on this tour. On this unique walking tour you will discover the origins and history of the Beaux Arts train station, from its glittering glory days to disrepair and modern quests to save it. Our top rated tour guides will make you experience what most miss: its hidden features, design quirks, and much more. Whether you pass through it every day on your morning commute or stroll through the Grand Central for the first time, you are sure to leave having learned, seen, and experienced something new and extraordinary. This tour of Grand Central Terminal is great for history or architecture buffs alike.

Ear pieces are provided to each guests, ensuring everyone hears the guide perfectly, even from a distance!

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