NYC's First AI-Powered Tour Platform

Explore NYC Like
Never Before

Choose from curated, personalized guided tours — with location-aware audio narration that plays as you walk.

Wandr map view showing NYC landmarks, parks, and museums
Roosevelt Island tour route with stops and narration

personal. immersive. effortless.

Pick your interests — hidden gems, history, scenery, TV & film — and Wandr curates tours around what you actually care about. No cookie-cutter routes, no crowded groups. Just you and the city.

Pick your interests to personalize tours

powered by AI.

Every tour is handcrafted to deliver the best experience in NYC. Powered by AI and informed by real local data, each route, stop, and narration is built to feel personal — because it is.

AI-generated Roosevelt Island tour with stops, narration, and route

hands-free audio.

Location-aware narration plays automatically as you approach each stop. Keep your phone in your pocket, put your headphones on, and just walk.

Audio narration playing at Smallpox Hospital Ruins stop

endlessly customizable.

Choose your narrator's voice and style — warm, energetic, or expressive. Adjust the length, swap out stops, pick your pace. Every detail is yours to control.

Choose your narrator voice for the tour

explore anytime, anywhere.

Wandr is currently in private beta on iOS. Join early access to explore NYC with AI-powered walking tours — no booking, no schedule, no guide to wait for.

Empire State Building location with audio tour preview

How It Works

1

Pick Your Interests

Choose the themes you love — history, scenery, hidden gems, and more. Wandr personalizes everything from there.

Pick your interests to personalize tours
2

Find Your Tour

Browse hundreds of curated, theme-guided tours tailored to what you care about.

Explore tab showing curated tours
3

Walk & Explore

Follow the route, listen to narration, and experience the city at your own pace.

Tour map with walking route and stops

discover NYC your way.

Pop Culture & Themed

Walk through your favorite TV shows, movies, and moments. From Friends to Spider-Man — tours that bring fiction to life.

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Classic NYC

The icons, the landmarks, the must-sees. Empire State, Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge — experienced like a local, not a tourist.

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Custom Adventures

Hidden coffee shops, street art, jazz clubs — describe anything and Wandr builds a tour just for you. Truly one-of-a-kind.

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built at Columbia University.

We're a team of engineers and researchers in New York City, building the future of travel.

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Chris Hyorok Lee

Co-Founder & CEO

MSCS student at Columbia University. Full-stack & mobile developer.

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Jun Hong

Co-Founder & CTO

Undergrad CS student at Columbia University. Builder.

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James Hyojae Lee

COO

Researcher at New York Genome Center.

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ready to explore NYC?

Join the beta and be among the first to experience AI-powered walking tours. It's affordable, it's personal, and it's unlike anything you've tried.

Guided tour map with next stop directions