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 it moved from rural farmland in the 1700s to the industrial hub of Manhattan in the early 1900s. Our walk will include the High Line (conditions permitting). Stops could include: The Chelsea Hotel, “Death Alley”, General Theological Seminary, sites associated with Dylan Thomas, Clement Clark Moore, Janis Joplin, John Sloan, and the birthplace of the Oreo cookie.

Between mid-May and early September the Chelsea & the High Line 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.

Related Tours:

Greenwich Village
Gramercy Park & Union Square

Tour Highlights:

Architecture
Downtown
History

Schedule:

May 30, 6:00 pm
June 3, 2:00 pm
June 9, 11:00 am
June 14, 6:00 pm
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Meet:

In front of the Chelsea Hotel, 222 West 23rd Street (between 7th & 8th Avenues).

Subway Trains:

A/C/E/F/1 to 23rd Street.
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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
1:00 Historic Harlem
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.