Current Tours offered:

Strange & Unusual Half-Day or Full-Day Tour of NYC

• Get a customized 4hr or 8hr tour of the city to hit some real off-the-beaten path, unusual sites!

  • Stops may include, but are not limited to:

    • The Bone Museum

    • The tiniest museum in Manhattan!

    • The Gecko Museum

    • Free Chelsea art galleries

    • A vintage shop with a great beer bar inside!

    • MoSex (The Museum of Sex)

    • A monk-themed bar where you’re not allowed to speak above a whisper

    • A funeral supply store in Chinatown

    • A funeral supply store in Chinatown

    • The best burlesque show in town

    • A late-night show where the audience calls the next scene

    • A sneaker customization workshop

    • A grillz-making workshop

  • Pricing starts at $150/pp for a 4hr tour, and $285/pp for a full-day tour

    • Fully customizable! Get in touch to tell me all your interests

    • If you’d like, we can make it an all-walking tour, or I can help you feel comfy navigating the subway while you’re here

    • Meal break will be built into full-day tours

    • Admission to sites & food/beverage purchases NOT included in tour pricing

    • Exact route dependent on date/time chosen - some sites may not be available

Fill out the form below to request YOUR Strange & Unusual Customized Tour!

Gilded Age Department Store Palaces Walking Tour (2 hours) - Available March 2026

• Gain an understanding of how early retail changed the lives of women in NYC, providing both job opportunities and safe spaces.

• Hear all about the rivalries, new ideas and daring adventures of historic department store figures like R.H. Macy, Isador & Ida Straus, and A.T. Stewart.

• Marvel at the stunning cast-iron and Beaux-Arts architecture of historic shops like Siegel-Cooper, Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, A.T. Stewart, Stern Brothers and more.

• Learn how the development of the great American department store helped spur Manhattan’s northward development.

The Ultimate Holiday Lights & Windows Walking Tour of Manhattan (2.5 hours, Available Dec 2026)

• Click the title above to book this one on Viator!

• See the sights with a former window display artisan! Daria has worked on show windows for Macy’s, Tiffany and Ralph Lauren, and has a unique backstage perspective on how the big brands get their displays up and running!

  • Macy’s Holiday Windows

  • Bryant Park Holiday Market

  • New York Public Library

  • Louis Vuitton’s Giant Suitcase Building

  • Saks Fifth Avenue Lightshow

  • Tiffany & Co Holiday Windows

  • Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

  • St. Patrick’s Cathedral

  • Bergdorf Goodman Holiday Windows

  • The Plaza Hotel

Weird tours in NYC, NYC weird, weird things to do in New York City, non-touristy things to do in NYC

• The Tattoo Museum

• Evolution Store

• Goth and Halloween shopping in the East Village

• The oldest Chinatown dim sum house

• Green-Wood Cemetery

• Theatrical prop shops

• Axe-throwing!

• The macabre House of Wax Museum

• Mother of Junk, a floor-to-ceiling thrifting mecca

• Demolition Depot

• Troma Studio Visit

• A taxidermy museum!

• The Museum of Interesting Things (in a dude’s apartment!)