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 exploring the rich architectural, social and literary history. Stops could include: Abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher’s Plymouth Church, many exquisite examples of 19th century architecture, and sites associated with Walt Whitman, Truman Capote, Arthur Miller as well as Emily, John & Washington Roebling. Tour concludes on the Promenade on Brooklyn Heights with a spectacular view of downtown Manhattan.

Between mid-May and early September the Brooklyn Bridge & Heights tour is one of a variety of walks offered as public “twilight” tours. Summer public “twilight” tours are lead Thursday and Friday evenings at 6 p.m. & Saturday’s at 5 p.m.   We rotate a variety of tours in these time slots.   Please see our Schedule page for details for specific dates and times.

Brooklyn Bridge & Heights is not offered as a public “show up” tour in Janaury & February as the Bridge walkway can be slippery and icy during the winter months.

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Historic Brooklyn Heights
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Tour Highlights:

Architecture
Brooklyn
History

Schedule:

May 25, 5:00 pm
May 28, 2:00 pm
June 6, 6:00 pm
June 11, 11:00 am
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Meet:

Meet: The southeast corner of Broadway & Chambers Street, at the edge of City Hall Park.

Subway Trains:

4/5/6 to Brooklyn Bridge, 1/2/3/9/A/C/E to Chambers Street, R/W to City Hall.
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FAQ:

Tours last approximately two hours. We generally present tours rain or shine.
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Cost:

Adults: $20
Students/Seniors/BHS Members: $15

We do not require pre-payment for most public tours. Just show up and join us at the meeting site. Exceptions: Multi-Ethnic Eating Tour requires reservations; America’s Museum Tour requires reservations & advance payment.

Tours Today Friday, May 24th

11:00 Immigrant New York
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Tour Status: All tours running as scheduled.
Group Tours

All tours are available for private walks and group bookings.

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

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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.