| Helicopter rides over New York City are very popular | | | | There are sheer walls of rock a mile deep in many |
| and will afford a unique aerial perspective of the | | | | places. Grand Canyon National Park includes other |
| skyscrapers of Manhattan, Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn | | | | nearby attractions such as Hoover Dam, Valley of Fire, |
| Bridge, Yankee Stadium, and Ground Zero. A New | | | | and Lake Mead National Recreation area. Helicopter |
| York helicopter flight will afford you a bird's-eye view | | | | rides to the canyon depart from the cities of Las |
| of New York's skyline, New York Harbor, the famous | | | | Vegas, Phoenix, Flagstaff, Page, and Sedona. |
| Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, and the busy financial | | | | Helicopter rides over the Miami area have become |
| district. Your flight will likely feature the Empire State | | | | increasingly popular over the years. The many |
| Building, Met Life, and Chrysler Buildings, amazing views | | | | beaches, harbors, amusement parks, and stunning |
| of Central Park and many of New York's other historic | | | | cities by the beautiful emerald green tinted water are |
| landmarks. You may see Cathedral of St. John, and | | | | all sights best seen from the air. Helicopter sightseeing |
| the timeless George Washington Bridge as you soar | | | | has become incredibly popular by those wishing to see |
| over Manhattan. A New York helicopter ride is a | | | | the luxury homes and boats on the water. The |
| terrific way to see this great city from an amazing | | | | white-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 is | | | | amazing perspectives from the air and unique photo |
| Hawaii. Exploring the rugged paradise of the Islands of | | | | opportunities. |
| Hawaii via a helicopter ride can be an adventure of a | | | | Alaska is one of those locations where the visitor can |
| lifetime. A helicopter tour over these islands will expose | | | | really 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 ranges | | | | parts of Alaska is by helicopter. Due to the |
| along the coast. In Oahu you may fly over the famous | | | | inaccessibility, helicopters are commonly used |
| shoreline of Waikiki followed by the Diamond Head | | | | throughout Alaska, for not only helicopter rides, but for |
| Crater. Along the route you may fly over the beautiful | | | | oil exploration, logging, fighting fires, and heli-skiing. Tour |
| Hanauma Bay snorkeling beach, the breathtaking | | | | helicopters often land on glaciers, and some tour |
| Makapu'u Point, and the shallow waters and coral | | | | companies offer combined helicopter flights and dog |
| reefs of Kaneohe Bay. Next you may fly over the tiny | | | | sled rides. Alaska helicopter tours are most popular in |
| island of Chinaman's Hat and the uninhabited lush green | | | | Seward on the Kenai Peninsula and in the Denali |
| valleys of the Ko'olau Mountain Range, and the | | | | National 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 Shore | | | | over Denali National Park will expose tremendous |
| of Hawaii surfing beaches, before finally flying through | | | | snow capped mountains, blue tinted glaciers, and |
| the island's vast central farming plains, which are used | | | | Alaskan wildlife. |
| as pineapple fields. An aerial view of Pearl Harbor | | | | In some urban locations, such as Los Angeles, the |
| allows the best view of the sunken warships and bird's | | | | sights and landmarks are geographically spread out, |
| eye view of the harbor. While in the helicopter, it's easy | | | | requiring multiple days of driving in heavy traffic to see |
| to find yourself re-enacting the history of December | | | | what 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 tremendously | | | | afford amazing aerial views of the skyscrapers of |
| popular, and the only way to see much of Grand | | | | Downtown LA, Dodger Stadium, Staples Center, the |
| Canyon National Park, which is geographically located | | | | state of the art LA Live center, Hollywood Sign, |
| in the northwest corner of Arizona and covers more | | | | Beverly Hills mansions, Santa Monica Pier, and beautiful |
| than 1,900 square miles. The Colorado River, which | | | | beaches including the Malibu coastline. There are |
| continues to carve out the Grand Canyon, is visible | | | | multiple airports in Los Angeles where your tour may |
| from the ground from only a very few number | | | | originate, and it is usually best to start LA helicopter |
| viewpoints. The mighty river flows along the bottom of | | | | tours from airports located in the Northwest part of |
| the canyon, nearly a mile below the canyon rim. Due to | | | | Los 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 only | | | | area. As metropolitan traffic increasingly slows travel |
| way to the river and back from the canyon rim. There | | | | time, Los Angeles helicopter rides are becoming an |
| are over 275 miles of breathtakingly rugged canyons. | | | | attractive alternative to land based tours. |