"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
Roam the cobbled streets of the oldest intact Manhattan neighborhood on this walking tour exploring the Seaport Historic District. Discover the neighborhood’s rise and fall as a port and more recent efforts to preserve its historic significance despite threats from rising tides and real estate. Learn about the sailors, carousers, fishmongers, and shipping titans who created a boisterous 19th-century waterfront and the 20th-century homesteaders and dreamers who sought to tell their story. Stops could include: Schermerhorn Row; the Paris Cafe; Seaman’s Church Institute; historic Front Street; Old Fulton Fish Market; tall ships Peking and Wavertree; and some of the best views of the Brooklyn Bridge around!
Health & Safety Guidelines
For our in-person walking tours, see our FAQs below for information regarding our Stay Well NYC Pledge.
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Big Onion requires all walkers to reserve and pay in advance. Prepayment helps us determine group size and appropriate guide numbers.
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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:
Meet: the southeast corner of Broadway & Fulton Street, in front of the Fulton Center
Subway Trains
Subways: A/C/J/R/Z/2/3/4/5 to Fulton Center.
Social Distancing
On in person tours, Big Onion will follow the current recommended outdoor social distancing protocols.
Contact Tracing
Big Onion will securely retain client contact information for one month, for contact tracing purposes, if necessary.
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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