"Best Place To Take Out Of Town Guests" - The Village Voice, 2014
"Great way to experience the city" - TripAdvisor Review, May 2016
"Best Place To Take Out Of Town Guests" - The Village Voice, 2014
"Great way to experience the city" - TripAdvisor Review, May 2016
Explore the contrasting spaces of peaceful Gramercy Park and bustling Union Square, two of NYC’s most iconic small parks for almost two centuries! Constructed together as residential districts in the decades before the American Civil War, both were designed after London’s fashionable “garden squares.” These two neighboring areas, however, quickly developed in two very different directions. Our walk traces how one of these squares remained an exclusive enclave, home to the affluent and then artists, while the other grew into a communal urban gathering space, a site of commerce, entertainment, and public demonstrations. Stops could include: the Players Club, Block Beautiful, and the former Tammany Hall headquarters, along with sites associated with the Civil War Draft Riots, Emma Goldman, Stanford White, Peter Cooper, and Andy Warhol.
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| Saturday, October 26 | 1:00 pm |
| Saturday, November 23 | 11:00 am |
Big Onion requires all walkers to reserve and pay in advance. Prepayment helps us determine group size and appropriate guide numbers.
NOTE: You will select your date in the next step.
Whether you are looking to integrate a tour into your academic curriculm or entertaining out-of-towners, a Big Onion walking tour is a great way to experience the city.
For more information, or to arrange, please call (718) 499-3001 or email info@bigonion.com.
Location:
Where Lexington Avenue starts at Gramercy Park North/East 21st Street
Subway Trains
6/Q/R to 23rd Street.
Guides
The finest group of tour guides anywhere. Most of us are full-time graduate
students researching and writing doctoral dissertations in history passionate
about the history, architecture and people of New York.
More about our guides.
Finding Your Guides
All guides carry an 8×11 sign that says “Big Onion Walking Tours”.
Time & Distance
All tours last approximately two hours. We start on time and walk between one
and two miles at a moderate walking pace, stopping at various sites along the tour.
Rain/Inclement Weather
Big Onion generally presents tours rain or shine. In the event of inclement
weather please check our home page for notifications or call our hotline
[(888) 606-WALK (9255) ext. 1], to confirm our schedule.
Tips
Gratuities are always appreciated, but never expected.
Reschedule Policy
With 24+ hours prior to a walking tour, Big Onion offers a full credit for the value of the booking. Credits will be given as Gift Cards in dollar amounts. Gift Cards are good for two years and can be used on any Big Onion outing. Cancellations with less than 24 hours prior to the tour or no shows cannot be credited.
Walks are held rain or shine, but may be cancelled for severe weather or if museum is closed. In the event of a Big Onion cancellation or museum closure, full refunds or rescheduled tickets will be offered.
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