Helicopter Rides - Popular Scenic Flight Destinations

Helicopter rides over New York City are very popularThere are sheer walls of rock a mile deep in many
and will afford a unique aerial perspective of theplaces. Grand Canyon National Park includes other
skyscrapers of Manhattan, Statue of Liberty, Brooklynnearby attractions such as Hoover Dam, Valley of Fire,
Bridge, Yankee Stadium, and Ground Zero. A Newand Lake Mead National Recreation area. Helicopter
York helicopter flight will afford you a bird's-eye viewrides to the canyon depart from the cities of Las
of New York's skyline, New York Harbor, the famousVegas, Phoenix, Flagstaff, Page, and Sedona.
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, and the busy financialHelicopter rides over the Miami area have become
district. Your flight will likely feature the Empire Stateincreasingly popular over the years. The many
Building, Met Life, and Chrysler Buildings, amazing viewsbeaches, harbors, amusement parks, and stunning
of Central Park and many of New York's other historiccities by the beautiful emerald green tinted water are
landmarks. You may see Cathedral of St. John, andall sights best seen from the air. Helicopter sightseeing
the timeless George Washington Bridge as you soarhas become incredibly popular by those wishing to see
over Manhattan. A New York helicopter ride is athe luxury homes and boats on the water. The
terrific way to see this great city from an amazingwhite-sand beaches, the magnificent Biscayne Bay,
aerial perspective that most people will never forget.Art Deco Historic District, and Everglades offer
Another very popular helicopter ride destination isamazing perspectives from the air and unique photo
Hawaii. Exploring the rugged paradise of the Islands ofopportunities.
Hawaii via a helicopter ride can be an adventure of aAlaska is one of those locations where the visitor can
lifetime. A helicopter tour over these islands will exposereally benefit from a helicopter tour. Much of Alaska is
breathtaking waterfalls, active volcanoes spewing lava,not accessible by road, and the only way to see many
panoramic coastlines, and rugged mountain rangesparts of Alaska is by helicopter. Due to the
along the coast. In Oahu you may fly over the famousinaccessibility, helicopters are commonly used
shoreline of Waikiki followed by the Diamond Headthroughout Alaska, for not only helicopter rides, but for
Crater. Along the route you may fly over the beautifuloil exploration, logging, fighting fires, and heli-skiing. Tour
Hanauma Bay snorkeling beach, the breathtakinghelicopters often land on glaciers, and some tour
Makapu'u Point, and the shallow waters and coralcompanies offer combined helicopter flights and dog
reefs of Kaneohe Bay. Next you may fly over the tinysled rides. Alaska helicopter tours are most popular in
island of Chinaman's Hat and the uninhabited lush greenSeward on the Kenai Peninsula and in the Denali
valleys of the Ko'olau Mountain Range, and theNational Park. Some helicopter tours combine glacier
spectacular 1,310 foot cascading Sacred Falls.landings with part day glacier hikes. A helicopter ride
Additionally, you may see world-famous North Shoreover Denali National Park will expose tremendous
of Hawaii surfing beaches, before finally flying throughsnow capped mountains, blue tinted glaciers, and
the island's vast central farming plains, which are usedAlaskan wildlife.
as pineapple fields. An aerial view of Pearl HarborIn some urban locations, such as Los Angeles, the
allows the best view of the sunken warships and bird'ssights and landmarks are geographically spread out,
eye view of the harbor. While in the helicopter, it's easyrequiring multiple days of driving in heavy traffic to see
to find yourself re-enacting the history of Decemberwhat can be viewed by helicopter in about an hour.
1941 in your mind.Relatively short helicopter rides over Los Angeles will
Grand Canyon helicopter rides are also tremendouslyafford amazing aerial views of the skyscrapers of
popular, and the only way to see much of GrandDowntown LA, Dodger Stadium, Staples Center, the
Canyon National Park, which is geographically locatedstate of the art LA Live center, Hollywood Sign,
in the northwest corner of Arizona and covers moreBeverly Hills mansions, Santa Monica Pier, and beautiful
than 1,900 square miles. The Colorado River, whichbeaches including the Malibu coastline. There are
continues to carve out the Grand Canyon, is visiblemultiple airports in Los Angeles where your tour may
from the ground from only a very few numberoriginate, and it is usually best to start LA helicopter
viewpoints. The mighty river flows along the bottom oftours from airports located in the Northwest part of
the canyon, nearly a mile below the canyon rim. Due toLos Angeles County, because you are nearest the
the enormous depth of the canyon, a two-day hike,beaches, canyons, coastal mountains, and Hollywood
multiple hour mule ride, or helicopter flight, is the onlyarea. As metropolitan traffic increasingly slows travel
way to the river and back from the canyon rim. Theretime, Los Angeles helicopter rides are becoming an
are over 275 miles of breathtakingly rugged canyons.attractive alternative to land based tours.