- Most Popular!
- Bus Tour, Public Bus/Vehicle Tour
- 2.5 hours
- All ages
Straddle fiction and reality as you visit famous sites from both the big and small screen! See a mix of nostalgic locations from Friends, Seinfeld, When Harry Met Sally, and more.
Quick Details
Gossip Girl Sites Tour by On Location Tours
Hop on the On Location Tours Gossip Girl Sites Tour to explore locations as seen in the popular television series Gossip Girl!
Venture on this fun guided bus tour, where you’ll explore sites in the Upper East Side and Midtown Manhattan all from the comfort of a coach bus with AC in the summer and heat in the winter. Please note: This is a bus tour, not a pedicab tour. The bus does stop at certain locations so that guests can exit the vehicle for photo-ops.
What Will You See On This Tour?
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See the iconic Metropolitan Museum of Art steps
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Get spotted at the City of the Museum of New York, used as Constance Billard & St. Jude’s schools in Gossip Girl
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Swing by the Vera Wang boutique and peek at elegant bridal gowns
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Craving something sugary and sweet? Ride past Ladurée, famous for its macarons
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Check in to the glamorous night club-themed West Side hotel, The Empire Hotel
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Take a photo at Grand Central Terminal, the world’s largest train station
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Explore brand new locations from the Gossip Girl reboot, including New York Academy of Medicine, House of the Redeemer, Nightingale-Bamford School, Park Avenue Armory and more!
Meeting Location
- 51st St. and Madison Ave. (exact location given upon purchase)
Private Tours
Our private tours have a more intimate vibe, where you can ask our tour guide more questions about their experiences while being on a set. The guide can personalize the tour by paying extra attention to your group and helping you get the best photos!
We have various size vehicles to accommodate your private tour. Depending on the size of your group, your tour might be in a Sedan, an SUV, a sprinter or a limo.
TOUR STOPS & DETAILS
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The On Location Tours Gossip Girl Sites Tour explores one of New York City’s most exclusive neighborhoods, The Upper East Side. On this unique NYC sightseeing tour, you’ll visit sites as seen in the series and have exclusive access to special discounts throughout the city.
First, you’ll see the courtyard of the luxurious New York Palace Hotel, where many celebrities have stayed. You’ll also see Gilt, the fine dining restaurant on the ground floor of The Palace.
Your journey through New York City takes you up Madison Avenue towards the Constance Billard School for Girls and the St. Jude School for Boys. You’ll also recognize The Synod of Bishops Russian Church and the Museum of the City of New York as the exteriors of your favorite private schools.
Pass St. James’ Church and the super swanky shops on Madison Avenue, like Missoni and Vera Wang known for custom-made elaborate wedding gowns.
The tour then continues down Fifth Avenue towards some of the most expensive real estate in the country. Nearby is the inspiration behind the fictitious Constance Billard School for Girls, The Nightingale-Bamford School — an elite Upper East Side school for girls.
You’ll see Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, located in the former Andrew Carnegie Mansion, and further down “Museum Mile” you’ll stop for a photo-op at the famous Metropolitan Museum of Art steps. In real life, these steps are often frequented by the girls from the Marymount School, another elite Upper East Side school for girls.
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After exploring Fifth Avenue, the On Location Tours Gossip Girl Sites tour will take you past Hunter College on Park Avenue, and other locations including The Pierre Hotel, The Sherry Netherland Hotel Grand Army Plaza, and The Oak Room. The tour wouldn’t be complete without a view of Central Park, so we continue west in Midtown past Central Park South. Central Park provides scenery for many moments featured in the series.
Your guide will then lead the bus past Lincoln Center and you’ll hop off the bus at The Empire Hotel, the sophisticated historic Upper West Side hotel with a rooftop pool.
Soak up the glitz and glamour of designer stores, including Bergdorf Goodman, Harry Winston, Cartier and Saks Fifth Avenue. Continue down Fifth Avenue, past the Empire State Building, which was once the tallest building in the world until 1971!
End your tour where it all began: Grand Central Station. Take a peek inside this beautiful New York City landmark, where the very first scene in the first episode of Gossip Girl takes place.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Yes, the On Location Tours Gossip Girl Sites tour is only conducted in English at this time. Since so much of the tour is visual, however, visitors from countries such as Japan, Germany, France, Spain, and many others have enjoyed the tour just the same!
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Yes, the vehicle will stop a few times throughout the tour to let guests off and walk around, as well as visit some of the locations.
FAQS
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Yes, the vehicle will stop a few times throughout the tour to let guests off and walk around, as well as visit some of the locations.
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This tour is for ages +9.
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No, our buses do not have two decks. Depending on the size of your group, your tour might be in a coach bus, mini bus, Sedan, SUV, or sprinter.
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Please email [email protected] at least 24 hours in advance of the tour to request a wheelchair-accessible vehicle.