I've Been a NYC Tour Guide for 30+ Years—Here's the No. 1 Tip for Travelers Visiting the City

I've Been a NYC Tour Guide for 30+ Years—Here's the No. 1 Tip for Travelers Visiting the City

It's the best way to see the city like a local.View of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan skyline. Winifred Lao/Travel + LeisureI winced as I scanned the itinerary for a tour group I was about to lead from Louisiana. A licensed New York City tour guide since 1995, I recognized every stop on the three-day schedule as perfectly respectable—and entirely predictable: a Broadway show, a ferry ride to the Statue of Liberty, Top of the Rock, the Met…