The tour will bring you to too many sites to list here, but of the hundreds of Famous Movie Spots New York has to offer, The Plaza Hotel deserves first mention. It is the most filmed building in the city, both inside and out. Enjoy this landmark, the tour guides will tell you everything there is to know about it as you continue down Fifth Avenue with the tour bus.
While driving down NYC’s most prestigious address, the tour will pass some of the most well known stores in the world, like FAO Schwarz, Tiffany & Co. and Bergdorf Goodman - all filming locations of countless New York Movies and shows which the guides will detail as you pass by.
The St. Regis Hotel from The Devil Wears Prada, The First Wives Club, Woody Allen’s Hannah and her Sisters and Miss Congeniality; St. Patrick’s Cathedral from Spider-Man and I Am Legend; Rockefeller Center from Home Alone 2, Elf and more; and the New York Public Library from Ghostbusters, Seinfeld, Spider-Man, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s come next. Then, after some other stops, downtown here we come.
Of the Famous Movie Spots New York has to offer, downtown has the most celebrity residents per square foot. Sarah Jessica Parker, Liv Tyler, Julianne Moore, Uma Thurman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen all live in Greenwich Village , SoHo, or the Meatpacking District for example. Whether you catch a sighting or not, however, you’ll get a chance to take photos in front of the Huxtables’ house from The Cosby Show and visit the apartment building that was home Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Rachel from Friends.
Other locations on these Movie Tours Of New York include The Puck Building from Will & Grace, the Hogs and Heifers bar which was the scene for Coyote Ugly and Someone Like You, and Tortilla Flats, a party spot in Sex and the City and She’s the One. Further downtown you will catch a glimpse of Katz’s Deli, the location for the famous sandwich scene between Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally. Of course the movie locations don’t end there, you'll also see locations from new and upcoming releases!
