I see on Grand Central Terminal's website they have a new audio tour available...
http://www.grandcentralterminal.com/info/audiotour.cfm
First,(above) a short video I shot today which leads you in from near the 42nd Street entrance to Grand Central up to the audio tour window there...
The Grand Central website above will give you the lowdown on what their 100th anniversary audio tour will include..and I believe other tour options as well...
Thought it might be interesting toryn article here by Grand Central Partnership of what they call"The Grand Tour"
Tours
Step out of Midtown's rush and take some time to explore our neighborhood's iconic towers and hidden nooks.
The Grand Tour
The Grand Central Partnership offers a free, weekly, no-reservations-required, award-winning walking tour of the Grand Central neighborhood, that provides a survey of many of the architecturally and historically significant sights – among them the Chrysler Building, Grand Central Terminal, itself and Pershing Square – that fall within the boundaries of our business improvement district.Come discover the architecture and social history of Midtown East with urban historians and tour guides Justin Ferate and Peter Laskowich. Participants on this 90-minute guided walking tour will learn the secrets of the Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon the hubcaps and the roadsters on the side of the Chrysler Building; discover the favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; circle the globe in a matter of seconds like Superman; and visit the original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. It’s all right here in the heart of Midtown Manhattan!
Join The Grand Tour and experience familiar Midtown East landmarks like Grand Central Terminal, the Chrysler Building, and the News Building – through new eyes. The AAA Guide to New York rated The Grand Tour as New York City’s “Best Walking Tour.”
The Grand Tour meets each and EVERY Friday throughout the year at 12:30 pm in the sculpture court at 120 Park Avenue, located at the southwest corner of East 42nd Street and Park Avenue directly across from Grand Central Terminal. Again, no reservations are necessary.
If you’d like to take a tour of Grand Central Terminal, exclusively, there are number of options available via the Grand Central Terminal website, including an audio tour and a daily guided tour led by the Municipal Arts Society. For more information on either option, as well as additional group tour options, click here.
Note: Tours of the “behind-the-scenes” areas of Grand Central Terminal are not offered by our organization and are only rarely offered/authorized by the MTA.
We’ve not had a tour on a Friday only once in the past five years, so…we’re on a roll!
Should there ever be a cancellation of our tour or a change in time or frequency, we will be sure to note that on this page, immediately.
Thanks for your interest in our tour and our neighborhood!
Thanks for your interest in our neighborhood and The Grand Tour!
Thank you for your interest in the tour and in Justin and we hope you have a wonderful time learning more about our neighborhood!
Cannot make Friday tour of Grand Central.
Can you give any alternative suggestions?
Thank you
Thanks again, and we hope you have a wonderful trip to our city and neighborhood this May!
For information on ways to get a general tour of Grand Central Terminal specifically, visit: http://www.grandcentralterminal.com/info/tours.cfm.
Metro-North’s Dan Brucker infrequently leads tours of the “behind-the-scenes” areas you refer to, but these are not widely-announced, typically, and sell out extremely quickly.