Our latest NYC experience

BroadwayPlus

Scavenger Hunt

Explore Times Square

in a whole new way

Solve the riddles

Follow the clues

Find the places

Take the challenges

Score points

May the best hunter win!

Your NYC tour guide

re-imagined

What is PlaceChase?

Your private guide to the sights and neighborhoods of New York City, wrapped up in a scavenger hunt or walking tour, all right on your phone. You decide what to see, when and how. Test your NYC smarts, explore each Place, and enjoy its backstory too!

Amazing content

Go beyond the names, dates, facts and figures. PlaceChase delivers storytelling with a twist, tells the tales others do not tell and connects the dots in ways you'd scarcely believe possible. Tons of great historical images too.

Step out of the group tour crowd

No scheduling, no blackout dates, no hanging around. You choose when to stop for a photo and when to pick-up the pace. Download the app once and it's yours forever. Enjoy the tour as often and whenever you want.

on your time - at your pace - on your phone

Respecting your space

You'll never see an ad.

We don't track you, collect your data or sell your info. Download your tour or scavenger hunt and enjoy the whole thing for less than the cost of a sandwich.

No hidden extra costs.

Really, none!

Explore with confidence
Real-time mapping included in the app means you'll never get lost.

your tour guide re-imagined

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BroadwayPlus Hunt

Wcked Good! - The ups & downs of stage life

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8 Places to find - 1 1/2 hours
lifting the curtain on Broadway

PlaceChase FiDi Hunt

Manasseh of all trades - Try, try and try again

00:00 / 00:00

10 Places to find - 3 hours
uncover only-in-NYC stories

SeeNYC Central Park
Tour

Central Park Zoo - A star is born

00:00 / 00:00

11 Places - 3 hours
more than meets the eye

SeeNYC Roosevelt Island Tour

Home sweet home - Not so much!

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11 Places - 1/2 day
great place with a bad rap

PlaceChase Brooklyn Stories Hunt

Henry Ward Beecher - Fall from Grace

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10 Places - 3 hours
America's first suburb

PlaceChase Financial District Tour

Trinity Church - Revolutionary rectors

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17 places - a day out
where it all started and more

PlaceChase New York Public Library Tour

Lions and bison and beavers - Oh My!

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6 Places - 1 1/2 hours
don't judge a book by its cover

PlaceChase Secrets of the Met Tour

Hoodwinked by the mailman - Oops!

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15 Galleries - enjoy the day
murder, mayhem and other stories
the Met doesn't tell

PlaceChase
Christmas Windows Tour

Rockefeller Center - A tree comes to NYC

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8 Places - enjoy anytime
for holiday fun

ChristmasWindows
is our annual gift to you.

We explore all of your favorite holiday traditions, sights and sounds.
During the holidays our gracious partners along the route
offer special treats.

Available for FREE on
Apple App Store & Google Play

New partners, new content
& new holiday treats
for coming for Christmas 2024!

Explore with confidence Real-time mapping included in the app means you'll never get lost.

BroadwayPlus Hunt

8 Places to find - 1 1/2 hours lifting the curtain on Broadway

PlaceChase FiDi Hunt

10 Places to find - 3 hours uncover only-in-NYC stories

SeeNYC Central Park Tour

11 Places - 3 hours more than meets the eye

SeeNYC Roosevelt Island Tour

11 Places - 1/2 day great place with a bad rap

PlaceChase Brooklyn Stories Hunt

10 Places - 3 hours America's first suburb

PlaceChase Financial District Tour

17 places - a day out where it all started and more

PlaceChase New York Public Library Tour

6 Places - 1 1/2 hours don't judge a book by its cover

PlaceChase Secrets of the Met Tour

15 Galleries - enjoy the day murder, mayhem and other stories the Met doesn't tell

PlaceChase Christmas Windows Tour

8 Places - enjoy anytime for holiday fun

Explore with confidence
Real-time mapping included in the app means you'll never get lost.

8 Places to find - 1 1/2 hours
lifting the curtain on Broadway

10 Places to find - 3 hours
uncover only-in-NYC stories

SeeNYC Central Park
Tour

11 Places - 3 hours
more than meets the eye

11 Places - 1/2 day
great place with a bad rap

10 Places - 3 hours
America's first suburb

17 places - a day out
where it all started and more

6 Places - 1 1/2 hours
don't judge a book by its cover

15 Galleries - enjoy the day
murder, mayhem and other stories
the Met doesn't tell

PlaceChase
Christmas Windows Tour

8 Places - enjoy anytime
for holiday fun