Tours

The granddaddy of New York City walking-tour companies, with a rotating roster of nearly 30 history-based neighborhood tours.

Group Tours

All tours are available for private walks and group bookings.

Call (212) 439-1090 ext. 5 or Email us for more information.

America’s Museum: Art and History of the Metropolitan

Originally founded in 1870 with 174 paintings, the Metropolitan Museum has grown to more than 2 million square feet – the same size as the. . .

History
Uptown

Brooklyn Bridge and Heights

First we cross the Brooklyn Bridge and recount the dramatic story of how it was built. Then we stroll the tree-lined streets of the Heights. . .

Architecture
Brooklyn
History

Central Park

Since the 1860s Central Park as acted as the “lungs” of the city, providing a refuge from the hustle and bustle of Manhattan life for. . .

Architecture
History
Uptown

Chelsea and the High Line

Our tour explores the historic and architectural evolution of the area originally named for the London borough. Chelsea features a dynamic and rich history as. . .

Architecture
Downtown
History

DUMBO and Vinegar Hill

Come explore DUMBO and Vinegar Hill, once the center of Brooklyn’s industrial era and later a thriving artistic community. Our walk combines the history, architecture,. . .

Architecture
Brooklyn
History

East Village

Explore the area made famous by radicals and immigrants alike, the East Village is the lesser-known side of Broadway between Houston & 14th Streets. Our. . .

Culture
Downtown
History
The Village

Financial District

From the Dutch colonists trading with the island’s native inhabitants to the robber barons of the 19th century to the world financial center of the. . .

Architecture
Downtown
History

Gay and Lesbian History: Before Stonewall

Discover the many facets of lesbian and gay history as we trace the development of Greenwich Village. Stops could include: The Stonewall Inn, The Duplex,. . .

Culture
History
The Village

Gramercy Park and Union Square

From one of New York’s most bustling parks to its only private park this tour will cover both fashionable theater and socialist rallies. The refined. . .

Architecture
History

Green-Wood Cemetery

Private and Group Tours Only Covering some 474 acres and containing more than 600,000 graves, Green-Wood is New York’s great Victorian “City of the Dead”.. . .

Architecture
Brooklyn
History
 
 

Tours Today Wednesday, May 22nd

1:00 Chelsea and the High Line
Tour Status: All tours running as scheduled.

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“For most of my life, I believed independent travel was the only route to the real unfiltered stuff. I eschewed group experiences like the plague, most of all, anything incorporating the word tour. My mistake. I’ve gained some of my best travel memories from being herded around with a bunch of strangers on a Big Onion Walking Tour·”

Peter Jon Lindberg, Travel + Leisure’s editor-at-large, January 2009