Ready for a 21st century stroll through New York City? Soundwalk, a company that offers unique city tours that you listen to on your portable MP3 device, gives you a creative and edgy alternative to ubiquitous tour buses. There are more than 20 different Soundwalk tours in New York that encompass areas within the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, all easily accessible via your room at W New York - Times Square. Browse the selections on the Soundwalk site and choose what suits your interests best, whether a Bronx Hip-Hop tour with legendary old-school DJ Jazzy Jay, a stroll through Bryant Park with actor Matthew Broderick, Hasidic cultural tours of Brooklyn, or deep explorations of neighborhoods like Little Italy, Chinatown, and the Lower East Side.

Simply purchase, then download the recording online and print out the map and watch a video beforehand, if you like. You have no physical tour guide to speak of as you navigate the subway and city streets -- you're on your own in that respect! But each tour is hosted and narrated in your headphones by someone with a connection to that area or subject. With that many choices, how do you pick one? The beautiful part: You don't have to limit yourself.