NYC Ghost Stations Subway Guided Tour

Explore the stories, architecture, and overlooked details beneath New York City’s streets. Hear how early transit lines shaped the city while moving through its public subway spaces.

• Discover the secret pneumatic passenger tube built beneath Broadway in 1870
• Look up at mosaics, 1904 tilework, and Guastavino arches
• Learn how early subway lines influenced neighborhood growth and fortunes
• Hear your guide clearly over train noise with discreet wireless earpieces

Itinerary

• Meet your guide Meet your guide in front of 200 Broadway, outside the entrance to the Fulton Center, at the southeast corner of Broadway and Fulton Street.

• Fulton Center Discover one of the largest pieces of art in the subway system which doubles as a mysterious clock.

• Chambers St Station Explore one of the largest stations once considered the "Grand Central Terminal" of Downtown.

• Union Square Station Move through one of NYC’s busiest transit hubs while discovering a station-wide art installation hidden in plain sight.

• Astor Place Examine the rich history of one of NYC’s oldest subway stations complete with sealed up passageways, hidden staircases and Shakespeare riots

• The Ghost Stations Ride the 6 train and discover two stations decommissioned decades ago, including the famed City Hall Station, NYC’s first subway station

• Municipal Building Stand beneath the soaring Guastavino arches of the Municipal Building, a breathtaking architectural feature hidden in plain sight

• Tour Ends The tour concludes at the Manhattan Municipal Building at One Centre Street.

What's Included

• Discreet wireless earpieces

Important details

• Use one subway fare swipe after entering the subway system
• Expect route changes due to station closures and service conditions
• Stay in publicly accessible areas; entering closed subway infrastructure is illegal and not part of the tour
• View closed stations and platforms only from active train cars or opposite platforms