GANYC is the association of professional tour guides in New York City. Learn More
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GANYC guides are the best value in New York tourism. You will get fully-vetted guides who cover all aspects of New York. Many of whom speak multiple languages. Find a guide who’s right for you!
2025 GANYC Apple Awards March 3, 2025
The GANYC Apple Awards celebrate those who make New York City great! Over a dozen awards are given out each year to individuals & organizations from across our five boroughs.
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Become a GANYC Member!
If you have a NYC sightseeing guide license, we welcome you to join us. Benefits include networking opportunities, members-only tours + events, optional liability insurance, and more!
GANYC Events and Public Meetings
Our monthly meetings are open to the public and take place in venues across the five boroughs. GANYC members are also welcome to exclusive site visits and FAM (Familiarization) tours offered by fellow guides. GANYC guides offer FAM tours to their peers to receive invaluable feedback and to practice new tours.
Become a Member
Any licensed NYC tour guide is eligible for GANYC membership! Join us at our next monthly meeting and learn the benefits of being a GANYC Guide.
I have lived in the New York area off and on for 20 years.
Originally from California, as a Certified International Tour Manager, I also do over-the-road tours of the Southwest, national parks, the Blues Route and the East Coast. My background is primarily in hospitality, therefore, I am accustomed…
GANYC Stands with the LGBTQ+ Community and Condemns Attempts to Rewrite This Community’s History
Tour Guides from the Guides Association of New York City (GANYC) are the preeminent experts in our city’s history and culture, telling these stories – both past and present – on a daily basis. As New York City celebrates its 400-year anniversary of European settlement in 2025, GANYC acknowledges…
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Grand Central Terminal (overhead view)
Blue Whale at the American Museum of Natural History
Coney Island - Stillwell Ave Subway Station
Coney Island FAM tour
Roosevelt Island Tram
View of Vandam Street, Manhattan
Lion Projection on The Empire State Building
Liberty Harbor view from Battery Park.
Central Park Carriage Horse
Brooklyn Jane's Carousel
Brooklyn Kings Theatre
Fulton Street Subway Station -- Oculus