Walking Tour Overview

Early New York Walking Tour

New York is one of the oldest cities in America, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at it. Unlike Boston or Philadelphia, New York’s past doesn’t jump out and grab you. This three hour tour will explore how a small trading post called New Amsterdam grew into the city we know today. Tours begin at Bowling Green and end at City Hall. Sights include Federal Hall, Trinity Church & Fraunces Tavern.

Approx Time: 3:00

Distance: 2 Miles

Tour Begins in Front of the Museum of the American Indian in Bowling Green and ends at the African Burial Ground National Monument.

Price: $85

West Village Walking Tour

Once a sleepy village a few miles north of New York called Greenwich, the West Village has been a major driving force behind New York and American thought and culture. See how this neighborhood evolved from a place where grocers could afford to build townhouses, to one of the most expensive areas in the country. Take a walk through history and pop culture.

Approx Time: 2:15

Distance: 2.5 Miles

Tour begins at the Washington Square Park Arch and ends at the Little Owl Restaurant

Price: $85

Brooklyn Heights

Explore America’s first suburb, Brooklyn Heights. Beginning in the 1640s, the sandy bluffs overlooking the East River has been home to massive estates, revolutionary fortresses, classic federal townhouses and even a few fake ones. See how it became the first historic district in the city and helped paved the way for preservation throughout the five boroughs.

Approx time 2:45-3:00

Distance 2.5 Miles

Tour begins at Fulton Ferry Landing and Ends in Cadman Plaza

Price: $85

Gilded Age/ Fifth Avenue Tour

Upper Fifth Avenue is where the Gilded Age hit its peak and then fizzled out. Come enjoy a stroll from the Plaza to Museum mile to see the last remaining monuments to the Titans of New York.

Approximate Time: 2:30

Distance: 2 Miles

Tour begins at the Pulitzer Fountain outside of the Plaza and wraps up at the Jewish Museum on 92nd Street.

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