Looking for a fresh gift idea? Tired of giving sweaters and socks? Why not give an experience? These tour companies offer some great possibilities. 

Turnstile Tours - Turnstile offers a wide range of tours including the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn Army Terminal, Brooklyn’s Avenue of Puerto Rico and the Moore Street Public Market, a Historic Church Tour, and Manhattan’s Food Carts and Food Trucks.

Scott's Pizza Tours - These tours are about--you guessed it--pizza. Try the classic NYC Pizza Bus or branch out with the Crosstown Pizza Walk, Greenwich Village Pizza Walk, Lower East Side Pizza Walk, or Brooklyn Pizza Walk.

Saddleshoe Tours - Saddleshoe offers walking tours of NYC street art. Choose Chelsea to Meatpacking, Lower East Side to Soho, Bushwick, or Williamsburg. Bonus: Saddleshoe runs Street Art Scavenger Hunts in collaboration with Watson Adventures!

Albert & James - Trips with Albert & James are 50% group bike ride and 50% sightseeing excursion. BYO bike or rent from a nearby shop and check out the Red Lantern to Red Hook ride or Creating Prospect Park.