Private Tour
The Met Museum & Central Park New York Exclusive Guided Tour
Overview
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5 hours 30 minutes
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On this 5.5 hour exclusive guided combo tour, visit one of the world’s most elaborate collections of art and historical artifacts, then stroll the paths of the infamous urban green space.New York boasts amazing art collections both outdoors and indoors, and this combo tour will blend a stroll through iconic Central Park with the best of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
A maximum of 8 people per booking
Notes: The Met museum may be subjected to occasional closures without previous warning from the museum management. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an appropriate alternative if the museum opening time is delayed more than 1h from the tour starting time. In these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts. Appropriate dress is required for entry into some sites on this tour. No large bags or suitcases are allowed inside the museum, only handbags or small thin bag packs are allowed through security. Due to increased security measures at many attractions some lines may form on tours with 'Skip the Line' or 'No Wait' access. Some specific rooms inside the museum are subjected to a very quiet or restricted right to speak inside, in this cases your guide will provide the information about this places before entering the specific rooms where this rule applies. Some collections may vary along the year.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Start at the Met, where your guide will show you a collection that rivals those of the Louvre and British Museum. With no less than 2 million works of art and artifacts on hand, the Met showcases objects from Ancient Greece and Egypt as well as modern art from Europe and beyond. During this tour, you’ll start at the sumptuous Great Hall before moving to the museum’s most important galleries. In the Medieval Europe Gallery you’ll learn about the Studiolo from the Ducal Palace as well as armory worn by Henry VIII. The American wing hosts the staircase from the Chicago Stock Exchange as well as the iconic portrait of Washington crossing the Delaware River. Learn about the turbulent and inspiring lives of several European painters including Vermeer, Seurat, and Van Gogh in the European wings. The museum itself has stories to tell, and your guide will explain how this American gallery differs from its older European counterparts, especially since it began before the United States was even 100 years old!
Central Park
After a break for lunch, Central Park. Designed to give New Yorkers a breath of fresh air. More than just green space, it’s also a venue for memorials and artwork honoring figures like Bolivar and Marti, as well as Balto and Hans Christen Andersen. As your enthusiastic young guide shares the park’s history, you’ll cross the famous Gapstow Bridge on your way to the Central Park Zoo. You will follow the tree-lined Mall and discuss the literary figures memorialized in statues on either side. You will discover the Bethesda Terrace and Fountain, sight of countless Hollywood moments. Cross Bow Bridge on your way to Strawberry Fields towards the Dakota to learn about John Lennon’s assassination at his memorial. You’ll discover the resplendent restaurant, Tavern on the Green, before joining the locals in Sheep Meadow, where New Yorkers of all walks of life can get away from city life for a moment.
What‘s Included
Duration 5.5 Hours (Including A Lunch Break)
Tour Will Run, Rain Or Shine
Professional Tour Guide Exclusively For You
All Entrance Fees
Private Walking Tour & Museum Tour
Tour price does NOT include hotel pickup or drop-off (we recommend UBER or Taxi)
Tour price does NOT include gratuities (optional)
Options
SEMI-PRIVATE 8ppl Max.
Save money by booking a small group tour of 8 guests max. per guide This option NOT FOR WHEELCHAIRS.
10:30am Private Guided Tour
Private Walking Tour & Museum Tour;Professional Tour Guide Exclusively For You;Tour Includes All Entrance Fees;Duration 5 - 5.5 Hours (Including A Lunch Break);Tour Will Run, Rain Or Shine
Reviews
17 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
The Met with Mark
988alexandrah,Apr 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Could not have asked for a better experience on our private line tour with Mark at the Met.
208 visiting The Met w Carlie
E1343DGelig,Oct 27, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Charlie led our review with humor, intelligence, and grace. He guided us through serval areas over a few hours and gave us details that’s we’d never hear or read on a plaque. Well worth it!
Mark V. is the best guide at The Met!
S9061ZIthomasw,Oct 18, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Mark V. was an amazing guide. I have toured the Met many times over 30 years and I learned more from Mark V. In two hours than in all those past visits.
Met Museum + Harlem Rennaissance Exhibit Tour
priscilarJ9302XA,Jul 25, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour guide Rob was wonderful and very knowledgeable, he also did a great job at guiding us through the Harlem Renaissance exhibit with very little notice, he made it very special and personable.
The perfect art and NY history lesson
chuly1953,Jun 3, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Mark, our guide, was over the top. The perfect teacher to learn so much in an enjoyable way. Simply, outstanding. Mark is an asset to your company.
Met tour
agrets462,Jan 13, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Charlie was great and really personable. Really enjoyed the tour. Our group had a fun day. He took us to see all the areas we asked for and had great stories.
Tour of the MET and Central Park with Mark V.
F5854TZrebeccav,Aug 21, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We could not have asked for a better day during our private tour of the MET and Central Park. Our tour guide (Mark V.) was not only informative but presented the information in a way that was both educational and fun. In addition, he was professional, thoughtful and an absolute pleasure to spend the day with.
A nice trip to the antiquities from past ages, explained to us by famous actor Charlie.
Ricardo858,Jul 15, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a great visit. Charly really knows his stuff, very amicable and patient, especially that most of us were senior citizens and couldn't go as fast as him. GREAT GUIDE
Learned a lot
71JasonM,Jun 11, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We are a family of four. Had a wonderful tour with Robin. She was very knowledgeable regarding the Met. Learned a lot we almost assuredly would not have discovered had we gone on our own. Central Park highlights also were wonderful. An hour break for lunch on our own. This was very fast paced and fit a great deal of information in a several hour time frame.
An UNFORGETTABLE day with MARK!!!!!
Robert M,Nov 14, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00As you read this, grab a pen and write this down: Babylon Tours - Mark. He started out as an AMAZING guide (seriously, he seemed like The Met’s Curator), became a friend, and ended up being like family. He’s knowledgeable, kind, funny, and truly devoted to making your experience great….not great by his definition, but great by Yours. He remains attentive to what you want to see and the speed with which you want to see it. We spent 6 wonderful hours with him and had an Unforgettable tour. It could not have gone better. But here is what sets Mark apart: at the end of our time together, he did not wish us well with an outstretched hand and disappear. He was an ambassador of Manhattan as he stayed with us in the rain, giving up his umbrella to my mother, and walked with us for 20 minutes til he grabbed us a cab!!! I won’t go on and on about how he sent us to The Best food places, or how his goodness lights up Manhattan as much as Times Square, but I will say it again so you don’t have to scroll back up to the top: BABYLON TOURS - MARK. We’ll never settle for anyone else. He’s that good.
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