(Note: Following Superstorm Sandy, tours of Liberty Island are limited to views from the harbor. Visits to the monument are scheduled to resume on July 4, 2013.) For someone who has spent the better part of the last three years designing self-guided tours around New York City, and indeed content to pursue urban adventures in a solitary way, you may be surprised to learn that I went on an actual guided tour this past Monday. The occasion was an invitation from NYCTrip.com , a vacation company started in 1983, to follow along on one of their tours, specifically a guided trip to the World Trade Center site and then to the Statue of Liberty. I’m not opposed to group tours, and for reasons I will explain, visiting some sites in New York may be better suited for the organized tour than venturing alone. The Statue of Liberty, as seen from a ferry to Liberty Island, October 25, 2010. Our guide was a native New Yorker, trained actress, licensed city guide, and a storyteller of the
A strolling guide to New York City by Teri Tynes