Hi, I'm Richard.
I am a licensed New York City Tour Guide who has been conducting walking and foods tours for many years. As a native New Yorker who has spent his life in New York, I know the history of the city and can bring you to very unique and hidden parts of Manhattan. I can also do traditional tours as historic places such as Rockefeller Center, the Gilded Age, Bryant Park, Little Italy, Hamilton, Chinatown, Grand Central, Broadway Theaters, the Lower East Side and the Upper West Side. Several tours can be combined with food stops. You'll learn facts such as which is the most popular bathroom in New York City, where did Alexander Hamilton live, and how Manhattan got its name.
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This was a great walking tour led by our excellent guide, Richard. The two hours went by so fast as we learned about the gilded age mansions and the p…
Richard Soden, our guide, gave us everything we came for and more. Wanted to see any remaining traces of the Dutch in New York, he found all the hidde…
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I am a licensed New York City Tour Guide who has been conducting walking and foods tours for many years. As a native New Yorker who has spent his life in New York, I know the history of the city and can bring you to very unique and hidden parts of Manhattan. I can also do traditional tours as historic places such as Rockefeller Center, the Gilded Age, Bryant Park, Little Italy, Hamilton, Chinatown, Grand Central, Broadway Theaters, the Lower East Side and the Upper West Side. Several tours can be combined with food stops. You'll learn facts such as which is the most popular bathroom in New York City, where did Alexander Hamilton live, and how Manhattan got its name.
My tours in New York City
4 private, fully personalized experiences
42nd Street from West to East
5.0•9 reviews€103 pp • 2 hoursTreasures of New York City: Jewish Lower East Side Tour
5.0•11 reviews€104 pp • 2.5 hoursThe History of New York City: NYC’s Financial District Tour
5.0•32 reviews€64 pp • 2.5 hoursHighlights & Hidden Gems of New York City: Midtown Manhattan
5.0•56 reviews€93 pp • 3 hours
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Reviews
5.0 ★ · 9 reviews- Sharyn25 November 2024Gilded Age Walking Tour
This was a great walking tour led by our excellent guide, Richard. The two hours went by so fast as we learned about the gilded age mansions and the p…
- Naomi6 November 2024History of Lower Manhattan
Richard Soden, our guide, gave us everything we came for and more. Wanted to see any remaining traces of the Dutch in New York, he found all the hidde…
- CT27 October 2024Review of: NYC Secrets of Grand Central Private Walking Tour
This was by far the best tour I’ve done! Richard was extremely knowledgeable about GCT and made sure any questions from the group were responded to. T…
- Chuck17 October 2024Review of: Secrets of Grand Central Station Walking Tour New York City
Richard was very knowledgeable and a great storyteller. Got to see a lot of places in Grand Central. We would not have seen otherwise.