Gossip Girl Experience NYC — Guided Tours & Booking
The Gossip Girl Experience in New York City is a guided visit to the show's real filming locations — the Met Steps, the Empire Hotel, Ladurée, the Upper East Side and Central Park — travelling between them by open-air pedicab or private vehicle with a local guide.
What the Gossip Girl Experience is
It is not a screening, a set or a photo studio. It is the city itself: you ride through Midtown and the Upper East Side with a guide who stops at the buildings, steps and corners the series was actually shot on, cues up the scene you know each one from, and gets out with you so you can photograph it.
Everything happens in Manhattan, on your own private ride. Routes run 60 minutes to 3 hours, and the longer ones add the landmark hotels and Central Park. It is operated by Gossip Girl Tours, a New York City tour company running these routes with its own guides and pedicabs.
Who it suits
- Fans who want the locations, not a bus window
- Couples and friends travelling as their own group
- Families — children are priced separately on most routes
- Visitors with one free hour, and visitors with a free afternoon
- Anyone building a Gossip Girl photo set on the Upper East Side
What is included
- A local guide who knows the scenes and the streets
- Your own private group — no strangers added
- Open-air pedicab travel between stops (or a private vehicle)
- Time out of the pedicab for photos at every stop
- Scene-by-scene context, episode by episode
- Help getting the shot you actually came for
Choose your Gossip Girl Experience
Five formats, all covering the same city and the same show — the difference is how much time you have and whether you ride open-air or by vehicle.
Friendly Gossip Girl Experience
The short introduction: the headline filming locations closest to Midtown and the Upper East Side, in an open-air pedicab. Ideal if you have an hour between other plans.
Budget Gossip Girl Experience
Our most-booked ride. Ninety minutes covers the scenes fans ask for most — the Met Steps, Ladurée, the Empire Hotel and the Upper East Side blocks.
Grand VIP Gossip Girl Experience
Twice the time of the shortest route, so there is room for photographs at every stop, plus the landmark hotels: the Lotte New York Palace, the St. Regis and The Plaza.
Exclusive Gossip Girl Experience
The fullest version: the complete filming-location list plus time inside Central Park at Bethesda Terrace, Blair's apartment and the Constance Billard school building.
Gossip Girl Bus & SUV Experience
A private, climate-controlled vehicle instead of a pedicab — the comfortable choice for larger groups, winter dates or guests who prefer not to ride outdoors.
Not sure yet? Compare every route side by side, see tickets and prices, or compare Gossip Girl tours in New York before you decide.
The route: locations you visit
The show's New York is concentrated in a few walkable blocks, which is why even a short route reaches so much of it. Longer routes cover more of this list.
- The Met Steps, Fifth Avenue
- Ladurée Bakery
- The Empire Hotel
- St. James' Church
- The Plaza Hotel & Pulitzer Fountain
- Lotte New York Palace Hotel
- Vera Wang Boutique
- Bethesda Terrace, Central Park
- Constance Billard & St. Jude School building
- Blair Waldorf's apartment building
- Nate Archibald's residence
- Madison Avenue & the Upper East Side
Every address, with the scene it belongs to, is in our guide to Gossip Girl locations, and the park stops are covered on our Central Park tour page.
Meeting point & arrival
Open-air pedicab routes start and finish at 1700 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, a short walk from Columbus Circle and the 57th Street subway stations.
The private bus and SUV experience departs from the Starbucks at 340 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10173, near Grand Central Terminal.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your start time to check in and meet your guide. Late morning and the hour before sunset give the best light at every stop.
What the stops look like
Real guest photos from the Upper East Side and Midtown stops, so you know what to expect before you choose a route.
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Why book with Gossip Girl Tours
Gossip Girl Tours is a New York City operator running these filming-location routes with its own guides and its own pedicabs, from Midtown Manhattan. Guests rate us 5.0 out of 5 from 391 Google reviews — read them on Google.
Every route is booked directly with us, so the confirmation, the guide and the schedule come from the people actually running your ride. More about the team.
Booking, changes and cancellations
Book directly for live availability and instant confirmation, and choose the fully private option if you want the guide and the route to yourselves. Weekends and the Christmas season fill first.
Cancellations are fully refunded within 24 hours of booking and partly refunded after that, and in extreme weather you can postpone free of charge — the full cancellation policy has the detail. Questions before you book? Contact our team or read the tour FAQs.
Common questions
What is the Gossip Girl Experience in NYC?
It is a guided visit to the real Gossip Girl filming locations in Manhattan, run by Gossip Girl Tours. You travel between the show's Upper East Side and Midtown landmarks by open-air pedicab or private vehicle with a local guide, stopping to take photos at each location. Routes run from 60 minutes to 3 hours.
How much does the Gossip Girl Experience cost?
Prices start at $89 per adult and $79 per child for the 60-minute route. The 90-minute route is $125 per adult, the 2-hour Grand VIP route $149, the 3-hour Exclusive route $179 and the private bus and SUV tour $199 per person. The current price is always shown at checkout.
How long does it take?
Choose 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 2 hours or 3 hours. The 3-hour Exclusive route is the only one with enough time for both the Upper East Side filming locations and Central Park.
Where does the Gossip Girl Experience start?
Open-air pedicab routes start and finish at 1700 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, a short walk from Columbus Circle. The private bus and SUV tour departs from the Starbucks at 340 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10173, near Grand Central Terminal. Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in.
Is it private?
Every route can be booked fully private, so the guide, the pedicab and the schedule are yours. Group size and privacy options are shown for each tour at checkout.
Can I cancel or change my booking?
Cancellations are fully refunded within 24 hours of booking and partly refunded after that, and in extreme weather you can postpone free of charge. The full cancellation policy is published on our website.
Do you visit Central Park?
Yes — Bethesda Terrace and the surrounding park settings are part of the 3-hour Exclusive route, and the shorter routes pass the Fifth Avenue and Grand Army Plaza edge of the park.
Ready to book the Gossip Girl Experience?
Pick a route and a time, and you will have the pedicab, the guide and the Upper East Side to yourselves.
Compare every route on our Gossip Girl Tour New York page, see which Gossip Girl locations each one covers, or check tickets and prices.
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