The Ride New York City

42nd Street and 8th Ave
Strap on your seat belt and prepare for THE RIDE, the most exciting entertainment experience to hit New York City! This dynamic and interactive part-show, part-city tour will have you amazed by the sights and sounds of New York as you whiz through it... more

Strap on your seat belt and prepare for THE RIDE, the most exciting entertainment experience to hit New York City! This dynamic and interactive part-show, part-city tour will have you amazed by the sights and sounds of New York as you whiz through its streets on a theatrical tour bus. Hop aboard THE RIDE to see a Broadway-caliber show with New York City at center stage!

On THE RIDE New York City, you will have front row seats as a live show unfolds before your very eyes. With outward-facing stadium seating and state-of-the-art sound and lighting on the super-sized, technologically-advanced bus, your traveling theater will take you on a thrilling 75-minute ride through Midtown Manhattan.

With famous landmarks as backdrops and the Manhattan streets as a stage, THE RIDE entertains with actors and performers while you learn about the city's history from your onboard guide. You will interact with the street performers, including breakdancers, ballerinas and iconic characters from history during your 4.5-mile journey on this amazing entertainment experience.


Drag the street view to look around 360°.
Use the arrow buttons to navigate down the street and around the neighborhood!

Hell's Kitchen Description

The Ride New York City is located in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. Known as "Clinton" by the municipal government and devotees of former mayor DeWitt Clinton and as "Hell's Kitchen" by Daredevil and everyone else, this area of Midtown West is currently experiencing rapid (re)development. Spanning roughly from West 34th to 59th Streets and from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River, it still has a rough-and-tumble character when compared with other more defined neighborhoods in Manhattan. Once a bastion of poor and working-class Irish Americans, over the last decade the neighborhood has undergone tremendous gentrification as a result of its proximity to Midtown's many office buildings. Long-time residents, many of whom enjoyed reasonable rents and decent-sized apartments, are finding that conversion of rent-controlled and -stabilized apartments, coupled with the general building boom and strong economy, brought quick change to this formerly sleepy area. Given the strange, even Byzantine zoning regulations in New York, it’s not unusual to see a tiny brownstone, a remnant of another era, adjacent to or near a brand-new high-rise rental or condominium building. While the wholesome new Theater District has resulted in lower crime rates and decreased the area’s quality-of-life problems such as prostitution, urban transformation for some means a loss of the gritty qualities of this neighborhood for others. While you'll find thousands of new apartments in Hell's Kitchen west of Ninth Avenue, you'll also find dozens of eclectic and interesting restaurants to boot. Some of our favorites include the terrific Daisy May's BBQ on Eleventh Avenue; the German cuisine of Hallo Berlin and nearby Queen of Sheba featuring great Ethiopian cuisine on Tenth Avenue; French patisserie La Bergamote on West 42nd Street; Bali Nusa Indah on Ninth Avenue has intriguing Indonesian dishes; the Film Center Café for high-powered American diner-style dishes; and the many Thai places dotting Ninth Avenue too numerous to mention. Hotels in Hell's Kitchen include a number of budget places the further west you go such as The 414 Hotel and the Skyline. While there are dozens of hotels on Eighth Avenue and throughout the Theater District on Eighth Avenue and Broadway, Hell's Kitchen enjoys a somewhat more relaxed pace than the frenetic hubbub you'll find just two avenues further east. Check out the neighborhood's weekly Chelsea-Clinton News, a great local publication that’s been around longer than the former U.S. President’s daughter!

Info

42nd Street and 8th Ave
New York, NY 10036

Editorial Rating

Tour Admission Cost

From $65 per person

Tour Duration And Additional Info

75 minutes
Inclusions:
- All taxes, fees and handling charges

Exclusions:
- Hotel pickup and drop off

Additional Information:
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
- No food, drinks, pets, or smoking allowed on board
Adult pricing applies to all travelers

Local Operator Information:
- Complete Operator information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, are included on your Confirmation Voucher. Our Product Managers select only the most experienced and reliable operators in each destination, removing the guesswork for you, and ensuring your peace of mind.

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