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Private, custom walking tours of New York City with Jared Goldstein — licensed guide since 2005, Columbia-trained historian, former Met Museum staff member, and lifelong New Yorker.
Guiding NYC
Four decades in the city. Twenty years showing it to the world.
Jared Goldstein helps you understand New York as a living story — its history, architecture, neighborhoods, and personalities. A multi-generation New Yorker, he grew up on family stories about the city and studied with influential historians and urban scholars at Columbia University.
Before guiding full-time, he worked with The New York Times, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Reader's Digest, and IBM. Every tour is custom-built: energetic, personal, and paced entirely around you.
Tours designed around your curiosity.
Every tour is private and custom-scheduled. Pick a signature theme below — or dream up your own, and Jared will build the day around it.
Rated 5.0 by over two hundred travelers.
"Excellent and deeply knowledgeable — attuned to everything around him. His Frick Museum tip became the highlight of our whole trip."
"Witty, exciting, and packed with insight — some of the most rewarding hours I've spent in years."
"He opened our eyes to a New York we'd never seen — welcomed into shops in Chinatown, stories on the Brooklyn Bridge, and a stunning finish in Brooklyn Heights."
"Fabulous with our teenagers, who didn't even want to visit a museum. He flexed the whole tour around what we found interesting."
"A Major League All-Star guide. Sixteen perfect hours across four days — Central Park, the High Line, the Met, and Lower Manhattan."
"His passion for Harlem is infectious. Informative, inspiring, and honest — I will not soon forget this experience."
"We can't imagine a better welcome to the city. Above and beyond — the highlight of our stay. He even dropped a map off at our hotel."
"His knowledge, passion, and personality were outstanding. Ask for Jared if he's available."
"Excellent and deeply knowledgeable — attuned to everything around him. His Frick Museum tip became the highlight of our whole trip."
"Witty, exciting, and packed with insight — some of the most rewarding hours I've spent in years."
"He opened our eyes to a New York we'd never seen — welcomed into shops in Chinatown, stories on the Brooklyn Bridge, and a stunning finish in Brooklyn Heights."
"Fabulous with our teenagers, who didn't even want to visit a museum. He flexed the whole tour around what we found interesting."
"A Major League All-Star guide. Sixteen perfect hours across four days — Central Park, the High Line, the Met, and Lower Manhattan."
"His passion for Harlem is infectious. Informative, inspiring, and honest — I will not soon forget this experience."
"We can't imagine a better welcome to the city. Above and beyond — the highlight of our stay. He even dropped a map off at our hotel."
"His knowledge, passion, and personality were outstanding. Ask for Jared if he's available."
Moments from the walk.
"His eyes flash as he waxes rhapsodic about the city's past."
Tours that give back to the city.
Responsible guiding means respecting neighborhoods and honoring the people whose lived experiences are part of the stories we tell. That's why over 20% of earnings from every World Trade Center tour are donated to the National 9/11 Memorial, the New York Firefighters Burn Center, and History Commons.
Your New York story starts here.
Tell Jared what you're curious about — a theme, a neighborhood, a museum, or simply "show us your New York." Every tour is custom-designed and privately scheduled. Prefer to book instantly? Reserve directly through TripAdvisor.
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