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SIGHTSEEKER
NEW YORK CITY

Untypical tours for the curious mind

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Why go sightseeing when you can go sightseeking instead
Self-guided tours for the curious mind
Uncommon tours for the curious mind
Relive New York's first 200 years while exploring Lower Manhattan, uncovering its stories, and seeing its key sites
On a Sightseeker quest you do more than "see" New York, you understand it
Self-guided, fully downloadable "quests" that tell New York's most essential stories
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SIGHTSEEING
REIMAGINED

Why go sightseeing when you can go "sightseeking" instead?

Forget those guided tours (too expensive, too scheduled, too groupy) and those city-tour apps (too boring, too repetitive).

 

On a Sightseeker self-guided "quest" you do much more than just "see" the sights. You come with us on a journey of discovery, digging deep beneath the surface, as compelling stories, full-screen historical images, scavenger-hunt clues, best bites, and optional detours revive the past and bring it vividly to life.

KEY FEATURES

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COMPELLING STORIES

Story-driven narration, written and recorded by award-winning travel journalists

Picture this

Each quest is brought to life by up to 100 full-screen archival images, maps, illustrations and contemporary photographs.

SCAVENGER-HUNT CLUES

Everything is more fun when it's a game. Clues are peppered throughout each quest so you look closer and see more.

BEST BITES

Recommended "tasting" spots serving snacks and stand-out local specialties. Why? Because Sightseeking is hungry work.

GPS directions

There are written directions and GPS mapping. No matter if you stay on the quest or wander off, you know where you are and where you're going.

OFFLINE FUNCTIONALITY

No roaming or phone service required. Just download your quest on WiFi before you set out on your quest.

FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE

Easy and affordable

Suit yourself

Listen or read, auto-scroll or manual progression, GPS mapping or written directions, forward/backward arrows.

No subscriptions, memberships, tips,or hidden charges. Try it, then buy it, for the same price as a latte.

Start whenever you like, take as long as you like, jump ahead, continue at a later date, Share with up to two others.

“I'm a committed Sightseeker. There's no reason to go on any other type of tour.”

Joan Marks

“I can't wait for the next one! Keep 'em coming Sightseeker.”

Raymond Souza

Congratulations! I live in New York and yet you helped me see my city in a whole new way.

Maggie Stalk

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