Meet the place.
Walk with your guide to the locations on your route.
NEW YORK CITY · MOVIE WALK & SMART GLASSES
The city in front of you.
The movies in your glasses.
You’re in the real place. At stops on the walk, watch the movie clips connected to it in your smart glasses. Your guide connects the city around you with its life on screen.
The place. The glasses. Another layer.In a moment, the movie appears. You stay in control: return to the place today or reveal its movie layer again.AI visitor and contemporary framing illustrations; original movie excerpt.
In New York: a 2.5-hour walk from Rockefeller Center to Grand Central. Supplied glasses USD70; your own glasses USD45 or Classic USD35.
Grand Central · NYC Watch the concourse fill with Hitchcock’s 1959 New York. The windows, stone piers and information clock connect the two views.
Real film excerpt from the CLT Drive collection. Contemporary view generated from its camera axis; approximate perspective, not footage through the glasses.
Times Square · NYC The same crossroads, suddenly empty. A real three-second excerpt from Vanilla Sky replaces today’s traffic with an uncanny movie city.
Original film excerpt from the CLT Drive collection. Contemporary framing generated for comparison; billboard details are illustrative.The place today. Tap to travel through time.
CITYLAYERTOURS
One city. More than one story to see.
WHY CITY LAYER?
The place is real.
The story has layers.
Movies, archives, architecture: your guide connects the images with the place in front of you. Discover another way to see Midtown, with your guide and a curated collection of images.
Stop. Watch.
At viewing stops, watch curated clips and archives in the smart glasses.
See another story.
Take the glasses off to walk. Your guide continues the story between scenes.
2 h 30Walking, with a local guide14Midtown route stops$35 / $45 / $70Three formats · USD per personChoose my date →
NEW YORK. YOUR NEXT MOVIE MOMENT.
You know the movie.
Now step into its New York.
Go beyond a list of addresses. Movie clips, archives and your guide’s stories give another dimension to the places in front of you.
Times Square · NYC The same crossroads, suddenly empty. A real three-second excerpt from Vanilla Sky replaces today’s traffic with an uncanny movie city.
Original film excerpt from the CLT Drive collection. Contemporary framing generated for comparison; billboard details are illustrative.The place today. Tap to travel through time.
THE REAL ROUTE · MIDTOWN MANHATTAN
Rockefeller Center
→ Grand Central.
2.5 hours connecting movies, television and architecture. Meet your guide at 19 West 50th Street, New York, beneath the gold clock, then explore 14 route stops on the way to a Grand Central finale.
01 · HIGHLIGHT
Rockefeller Center
Home Alone 2 · 30 Rock · Saturday Night Live
Kevin’s reunion and NBC’s broadcast history. Movies and television share the same plaza.
02 · HIGHLIGHT
Times Square
Vanilla Sky · Captain America
The busiest crossroads becomes an empty city or a collision between eras. Compare the images with the real place.
03 · HIGHLIGHT
New York Public Library
Ghostbusters · John Wick: Chapter 3
One library, two movie genres. Your guide explains how a landmark becomes a screen setting.
04 · HIGHLIGHT
Grand Central
North by Northwest · The Avengers · I Am Legend
The finale: Hitchcock, superheroes and a transformed Manhattan. Discover what is real, built on a set or created with visual effects.
Four highlights from a 14-stop route. Stops and viewing moments may adapt to local conditions; shows and ticketed interiors are not included.
Explore the complete route →SAME WALK. THREE WAYS TO WATCH.
Your New York. Your format.
01 · NYC
Keep it classic
Your phone or the guide’s tablet. No glasses needed.
$35 USDChoose a date & format →02 · NYCBring your own glasses
Your compatible smart glasses and charged phone.
$45 USDChoose a date & format →03 · NYCSmart glasses provided
We bring the glasses. Bring your compatible, charged phone.
$70 USDChoose a date & format →Reference prices per person, booking fees and taxes included. Live availability and final price confirmed in the calendar. Glasses are supplied with the corresponding format only.
BOOK DIRECTLY WITH CITY LAYER TOURS
Your date. Your way to watch.
Your New York story.
Choose your guests and a date in the calendar. Bókun then shows the times and viewing options available for that departure.
- 1Guests & date
- 2Time & viewing format
- 3Details & secure payment
THREE FORMATS · THE SAME GUIDED WALK
- Smart glasses providedBring your compatible phone
- $70
- Bring your own compatible glasses
- $45
- Classic · phone / tablet
- $35
USD per person. Live prices and availability are shown in the calendar. Glasses supplied with the corresponding option only.
- ✓ Local guide · 2.5-hour walk
- ✓ Booking fees & taxes included
- ✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure
Your selection and booking details open within this page. Payment is processed by Bókun and Stripe.
Phone compatibility, help & terms
Check your exact phone model before choosing a glasses option. Ray-Ban Meta are not compatible. Bring a charged phone. Review the Bókun inclusions, requirements and terms before payment.
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Open Bókun in a new tab ↗Contact our team →A GUIDE. NOT JUST A SCREEN.
The image sets the scene.
Your guide tells the story.
City Layer Tours was founded by filmmaker and urban storyteller Eloi Gerard. Watch the images through the glasses at viewing stops; take them off to walk between scenes and follow your guide’s stories.
Meet City Layer Tours →✓ Book directly with City Layer Tours
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure
✓ English-speaking guide · instant confirmation
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Your NYC questions.
Do I need to own smart glasses?
No. Choose supplied glasses for USD70. Bring your own compatible glasses for USD45, or choose Classic at USD35 with a phone or the guide’s tablet.
Do I need to bring a phone?
Yes, bring a compatible, charged phone for the glasses formats. Check your exact model before booking. Ray-Ban Meta are not compatible.
What language is the tour guided in?
The NYC tour is guided in English. Changing the booking interface language does not change the guide’s language.
Can I cancel?
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure. Review your selected rate’s conditions in Bókun before payment.
YOUR NEXT NEW YORK MEMORY
The next scene
has you in it.
Choose your date and viewing format. The same Midtown, seen differently.
Book the New York movie tour ↗From $35
EXPLORING LOS ANGELES TOO?
More settings.
The same love of stories.
After New York, explore our three Los Angeles walks: Downtown, Hollywood and the Biltmore’s movie stories with smart glasses.
