- Walking Tour Tour Type Walking Tour
- 2 hours for public tours Duration 2 hours for public tours
- All ages Ages All ages
Take a leisurely walking tour through Central Park, NYC’s most famous backdrop.
Quick Details
When Harry Met Seinfeld Tour by On Location Tours
Our When Harry Met Seinfeld Tour will show a different side of filming in Manhattan, through the lens of beloved characters! Hundreds of locations north of Times Square have been featured on the big and small screens, but are so often overshadowed by more popular neighborhoods.
Beginning north of Times Square and heading through the beautiful and historic Upper West Side and Upper East Side, fans of all ages will experience a New York City they’ve seen on screen but may have missed on family vacations and school field trips.
With over 40 locations and inside industry knowledge this is the perfect way to check out all that Uptown has to offer, all from the comfort of an indoor bus with AC in the summer and heat in the winter!
What Will You See On This Tour?
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Take a photo at Tom’s Restaurant, otherwise known as Monk’s Diner as seen in Seinfeld
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Check out Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, featured in Pitch Perfect
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Visit the most famous café in NYC, Café Lalo, featured in You’ve Got Mail
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Spot The Guggenheim, the contemporary art museum featured in Men in Black, Mr. Popper’s Penguins and When in Rome
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Pass the The Sheffields’ House, the Upper East Side townhouse as seen in The Nanny
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Go on location at Café Luxembourg, the Parisian restaurant in the Upper West Side feaured in When Harry Met Sally
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See the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the largest art museum in the United States, featured in Gossip Girl
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Get a sneak peek at the The Harry F. Sinclair House, otherwise known as the Valmont Mansion in Cruel Intentions
Meeting Location
- 55th Street between 8th Ave. & Broadway (exact location given at time of 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.
Covid-19 Precautions
Although there are no known cases of illnesses at On Location Tours, we are responsible for keeping an active stance in preventing the spread of any diseases. We are following the Center for Disease Control and Prevention along with Federal and State guidelines on stopping the spread.
For this reason, we require all guests to wear a face mask for the entire duration of the tour. Thank you for your cooperation.
TOUR STOPS & DETAILS
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Your adventure begins north of Times Square at McGee’s Pub, the inspiration for MacLaren’s in How I Met Your Mother.
Weaving down the crowded avenues you’ll see the original “Soup Man” from Seinfeld (still possibly the best soup in NYC), and north up 8th Avenue.Christopher Columbus stands center in Columbus Circle as the point where all distances from New York are measured and is easily recognized in Ghostbusters, When in Rome, Crocodile Dundee, and many more films.
Surrounding the circle is Trump Tower, the Time Warner Center, and the Maine Memorial, spotted in Tower Heist, The Other Guys, and Enchanted.
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Cruising up Broadway away from the fanfare of Columbus Circle, the next landmark you can’t miss will be the famed Lincoln Center. The fountain positioned center among Lincoln Plaza has been featured countless times since the Center’s completion in the 1960s.
Unmistakable in Moonstruck, Sweet Home Alabama, Glee and Pitch Perfect, the center has featured hundreds of performances and events, both real and scripted.
Our second stop – is “Monks,” a.k.a. Tom’s Restaurant featured in almost every episode of Seinfeld.
We’ll visit UWS staples like Zabar’s, Café Luxembourg, and stop for coffee at Café Lalo. Featured in You’ve Got Mail and When Harry Met Sally, you’ll feel right at home among these locations. -
Turning east you’ll head along 110th Street, the northern edge of Central Park, into the Upper East Side. Featured in hundreds of productions for its beautiful mansions, world-renowned museums, and of course Madison Avenue shopping.
Museum Mile is home to ten museums and featured in far too many movies and TV shows to mention at once. You’ll recognize the City of the Museum of New York as Constance Billard School in Gossip Girl. Down the road is the Guggenheim Museum featured in Manhattan.Most famous of all is The Metropolitan Museum of Art and more importantly, “The Met Steps,” our third and final stop. Inside is the Egyptian Room as seen in When Harry Met Sally.
Among these cultural institutions are the mansions, townhomes, and penthouses of Upper East Side residents. Many are indistinguishable from museums and would take an art theft to afford.
The Valmont Mansion was featured in Cruel Intentions, and around the corner was the Sheffields’ mansion in The Nanny.
To complete your UES experience the tour passes Barney’s, featured in Seinfeld and Will & Grace. -
Crossing over 59th Street you’ll be officially leaving Uptown Manhattan and in front of the most filmed building in the world, the Plaza Hotel. Featured in films like The Way We Were, Almost Famous, American Hustle, and Home Alone 2, the building is a never-ending classic. Out front is the Pulitzer fountain, the inspiration for the Friends theme song.
Heading into midtown traffic you’ll pass another Trump Tower, a fitting setting as Wayne Enterprises in The Dark Knight Rises and the penthouse in Wolf of Wall Street.
Down the block and one of our last locations is the St. Regis Hotel, famous for its role in Miss Congeniality. Don’t miss out on your chance to see these and many other locations featured on the When Harry Met Seinfeld Tour: a look at TV & movie locations above Times Square.
FAQS
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This tour is for all ages.
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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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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.