New York Audio Tours
Immersive Storytelling: VoiceMap GPS Walking Tours
Audio tours are self-guided walks that let you explore at your own pace while listening to stories unfold through your headphones. Instead of following a group, you follow a narrative — guided by a local voice that shares the history, architecture, and hidden corners of the city as you walk.
All audio experiences are available on VoiceMap, a storytelling app that uses GPS to play each track automatically at the right location. As you move through the city, the app knows exactly where you are — so the story flows naturally, matching your surroundings.
It’s like walking through New York with a passionate guide in your ear, uncovering the layers of art, design, and history that make every neighborhood unique.
These are some of the most popular audio tours of New York. This curated selection will take you from Fifth Avenue to SoHO, and from the Gilded Age Upper East Side to the Greenwich Village of the 1950s.
TOUR PRODUCERS
TellBetter
Instead of merely guiding you through a neighborhood, what if an audio tour could transport you though time, and make you feel as if you were actually there at some of history’s most memorable events, hearing from fascinating characters in their own words? TellBetter tours are written and produced by Tom Darbyshire, a published author and Emmy-nominated storyteller, who uses actors, sound effects, music, and dramatic dialogue to create powerful “theater of the mind.” True tales of love, loss, laughter, treachery, tears and triumph. Maybe that’s why our tours rank in VoiceMap’s Top 10 for downloads, sales and followers. At TellBetter tours, we tell better stories.
Urban Hiker Guide
Urban Hiker Guide is led by Dave King, a licensed NYC Tour Guide.
At Urban Hiker Guide, we craft unforgettable, immersive experiences for our listeners. We believe the stories we share are magical because they have the power to transport you, allowing you to be fully present with your surroundings. Our tours provide historical context to fascinating tales of people and places that might have been overlooked over time.
We bring these stories to life with actors, immersive sound effects, and evocative music. Executive Producer Dave King, who honed his skills as the podcast host of SOWAL House, elevates our audio walking tours to a whole new level. Our walking tours are far from boring or dry; they’re memorable, exciting, and engaging. Experience one for yourself and see how we make history come alive!
Context Travel
Context was founded in Rome in 2003 by Paul Bennett and Lani Bevacqua an expat couple eager to curate experiences for travelers, not tourists. Since then Context has taken over 200,000 people to 60+ destinations around the world – accompanied by thousands of leading experts. What started as a dream to create cross-cultural connections is now a worldwide network and community of thoughtful, engaged travelers and experts.
Join a live private or small group tour in destinations around the world at contexttravel.com.
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