6. Flatiron Building Open-Air Sightseeing Tours

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The Flatiron Building was such a popular tourist destination that Seeing New York operated its open air New York City tours from the building every hour, all seven days of the week for $1. Seeing New York operated a four sightseeing tours: downtown to the Little Italy, Five Points, Chinatown and the Bowery, uptown to Central Park, Fifth Avenue, Riverside Drive, Chinatown by night and a yacht tour around Manhattan.

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