Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
Take a guided tour of New York sites from your favorite movies and television shows, including ‘Friends,’ Birdman,’ ‘Girls’ and ‘Glee.’ On this must-do tour, your entertaining and in-the-know guide — an actor with insider knowledge— takes you to dozens of recognizable locations from TV and film. You’ll catch a glimpse of the Daily Bugle offices featured in ‘Spider-Man’ and spot the legendary Original Soupman who inspired a character featured on ‘Seinfeld,’ among many others. Come ready to sing your favorite show theme songs.
Small private tours are typically 1 hour shorter than public tours.
Additional Info
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair accessible
All tours are led by tour guides, and take place on luxury coach buses. Buses are air-conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter. Most buses are equipped with bathrooms
Limited wheelchair accessibility. Buses are not equipped with wheelchair lifts. Storage is available for foldable wheelchairs. Passengers must be able to get on and off the bus of their own accord. Wheelchairs may be taken out at the stops if desired
There are several quick step-off points at some of the locations during the tour
What To Expect
On Location Tours
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NYC bus tour of holiday lights and movie filming locations
Options
Private Tour
What‘s Included
Guided 3-hour tour
Transportation
Meals and beverages
Gratuities
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
55 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Tanner!!!
kellig344,Apr 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tanner was absolutely fantastic. Not only did he fill the time in extreme traffic, he took amazing photos of my family at every stop.
Brilliant fun!
JosieConnar,Apr 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Brilliant! Tim was our guide and he needs his own stand up comedy show - really!! He was knowledgeable and we made some fabulous memories! The tour was the right length and I’m now going home to re-watch a ton of films I can now say ‘I was there!!’ Top tip: if you plan to go to Ellen’s Stardust Diner - the pick up location - go for breakfast as the queues are non existent beforehand!!
5* Service
wendybR7535NZ,Dec 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tanner was our guide & he was fabulous from start to finish. So friendly & knowledgeable, he kept us entertained throughout. He shared his personal experiences from the industry & really brought it all to life. I would highly recommend this tour, you will not be disappointed!
DISHONEST COMPANY! DO NOT USE!
jillsB4180BX,Aug 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00SCAMMED. We took this tour after booking it with our Go City pass. The On Location Tours website requested our debit card number to reserve our spot, and assured us that our card would not be charged unless we failed to arrive for the tour, or booked it more than 24 hours in advance. We booked it the night before and arrived on time. Parker, our tour guide, scanned our passes and the Go City app showed that we attended the tour. Even though the On Location Tours website explicitly said it would not charge our card, IT DID, and we were charged over $140 for a tour we had already paid for. After numerous phone calls and email exchanges with On Location Tours, they refused to give us a refund, and even had the balls to accuse the Go City Pass company of scamming us! Let's not even mention the hot, sweltering, antique tour bus with no air conditioning, or the lack of shocks that made riding through NYC a completely uncomfortable experience. Parker was nice, though.
Movie tour with Parker, recommended
albertto11,Aug 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Interesting tour , traffic was a heavy so a bit laggy , guide was very knowledgeable about the movies and locations on the route maybe a bit heavy on the marvel stuff for me personally but didn't detract from a nice experience
Do not expect a lot
386trayanv,Jun 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00The guid was great, happy and enthusiastic. But the tour is in a very hot minivan you can not see anything from the windows, the bigger problem it did not show much of the New York location. There have been so many movies shot in New York and we so only 3 location and all of them you can see with simple google map no hidden jams nothing. I give this feed with the hope the tour improve even if it is need to be made longer and more expensive. But for know do not expect a lot of it.
Poor service by on location!!! Fraud!
Y6851REsamg,Jun 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00The tour was brilliant especially tanner the tour guide. However, the company are awful. Today they have decided $160 out of my account to say we were no shows!!!! We done the tour, left a tip and used our go city passes. I emailed them and all they can say is, we will check with the tour guides. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY
Good tour!
G1841JPelliec,Apr 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was good and enjoyed being shown the different buildings and areas that have been used in movies and tv shows, our tour guide Tim was very knowledgeable about different questions everyone has about movies
Amazing!!!
Xbeth hx,Apr 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tanner was our tour guide and he was amazing !!! Really enjoyed finding locations of famous movie scenes filmed in the city especially the friends building !!
Scammers
Resort52494693830,Mar 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00Give the wrong location on app then no show. Charge 100 dollars for a no show then when you email them they start going on about bring it on we have a file or some rubbish, stay away from them
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