US cities after dark
Nadia Okafor
Published work
12 signed pages across 5 sections, biggest first.
Cities 6
- Washington, DCDC's memorials stay open all night and look best lit. We rank 10 night tours, from a 12-seat van to a Georgetown ghost walk, and show you the free walk too.Read
- New York CityNew York's subway never stops, so night tours here are about what you see, not getting home. Ten ranked, from Dyker Heights lights to a $38 (€34) sunset cruise.Read
- BostonBoston after dark means old graveyards, older taverns and the harbor at sunset. Ten tours ranked, from a $25 (€22) Boston Common ghost walk to an $82 (€73) schooner sail.Read
- ChicagoChicago at night is mostly a river-and-lake city, and mostly a summer one. Eight tours ranked, from a $36 (€32) ghost pub walk to the Navy Pier fireworks cruise.Read
- Las VegasThe Strip is free to look at. The best Vegas night tours take you somewhere you can't walk to: Death Valley's dark sky, a ghost town saloon, the air above the lights. Nine ranked.Read
- San FranciscoSan Francisco's night tours are ghost walks up steep hills and boats into the fog. Eight ranked, from a $29 (€26) Pacific Heights ghost hunt to a $129 (€115) sunset sail.Read
After dark 3
- DC Monuments at NightThe memorials never close, so a night tour sells transport and a guide, not access. Here's which of eight is worth it, and the free route if you'd rather walk.Read
- Empire State Building at NightThe night visit is just the normal timed ticket booked late. Official hours, which ticket to buy, why to go after the sunset crush, and the two products we ranked.Read
- Alcatraz Night TourOne ferry company, one official ticket, a few hundred people a night. Here's the current night schedule, the NPS prices, what the night visit adds, and why resellers cost more for less.Read