Tours

Check out our related Immigrant New York Virtual Adventure. A tour that goes beyond Martin Scorsese’s landmark film Gangs of New York! Come explore the legends and. . .

Check out our related Greenwich Village Virtual Adventure. Our stroll through Greenwich Village, one of New York’s most picturesque neighborhoods, will take you on a journey from. . .

Check out our related walking tours: Immigrant New York, Gangs of New York, Lower East Side, and our Multi-Ethnic Eating Tour. Our virtual “walk”, Immigrant New York,. . .

Our Talks & Tales are live, interactive, New York History presentations based on the areas of research of Big Onion Educator/Guides! Using historic and contemporary. . .

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

A Big Onion 30 Year Tradition- this year presented as a Virtual Adventure!  Please visit: https://www.bigonion.com/tour/virtual-jewish-lower-east-side/ to sign up! Come join us on a very. . .

Whether you are thinking of the Ashcan Artists of the early 20th century or the punk rockers of the 1970s, New York is a city. . .

Check out our Brooklyn Bridge Virtual Adventure and Brooklyn Heights Virtual Adventure related to this walking tour. Our Brooklyn Bridge walking tour takes us across the. . .

Check out our related Brooklyn Bridge and Heights walking tour. A guided exploration of the when, how and why the legendary Brooklyn Bridge was built. We will. . .

Reservations Required. This outing explores the deep impact of distilling and brewing on the history of Brooklyn, the historic liquor-making capital of New York City. . .

Check out our related Brooklyn Heights Virtual Adventure. Explore New York City’s first Landmark District – Brooklyn Heights – a neighborhood with more than 500 Antebellum. . .

Check out our related Brooklyn Bridge and Heights walking tour. Explore New York City’s first Landmark District – Brooklyn Heights – a neighborhood with more than 500. . .

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

Check out our related Chelsea & The High Line Virtual Adventure. Our tour explores the historic and architectural evolution of the area originally named for the. . .

Check out our related Chelsea & The High Line walking tour. Our virtual “outing” explores the historic and architectural evolution of this spectacular gentrifying neighborhood. Chelsea. . .

Stroll through New York’s unique and legendary home to artists and writers on a tour with a special emphasis on the history and architecture of. . .

Come explore the Brooklyn waterfront neighborhoods of DUMBO and Vinegar Hill. DUMBO was once the center of Brooklyn’s industrial era and later a thriving artistic. . .

Check out our related Social Justice & The Villages Virtual Adventure. Explore the area made famous by radicals and immigrants alike, the East Village is the. . .

COMING SOON A virtual visit to the place where 12 million immigrants first set foot in America. Experience the immigration museum in the Great Hall. . .

Reservations & Pre-Bookings Required Celebrate Dad with a food & history walking tour! This annual “holiday” tour combines the history of the diverse Lower East. . .

Check out our related Historic Lower Manhattan Virtual Adventure. From the Dutch colonists trading with the island’s native inhabitants to the robber barons of the 19th. . .

A walking tour exploring one of Brooklyn’s most diverse neighborhoods, and area remarkably historic and cutting-edge contemporary all at the same time.   Fort Greene boasts. . .

Constructed in the decades before the American Civil War, the area around Gramercy Park and Union Square has been an epicenter of NYC history for. . .

Check out our related Greenwich Village walking tour. Explore Greenwich Village, one of New York’s most picturesque neighborhoods. We will take you on a journey from the. . .

Harlem is the center of African American history and culture not only in New York City but in the entire United States. Our historic Harlem. . .

Harlem is the center of African American history and culture not only in New York City but in the entire United States. Our Virtual Adventure. . .

Harlem is the center of African-American history and culture not only in New York City but in the entire United States. Our tour explores the. . .

Check out our related Historic Hudson Virtual Adventure. The City of Hudson is much more than a quaint town in the Hudson River Valley. Founded by Quakers. . .

Check out our related Historic Hudson walking tour. The City of Hudson is much more than a quaint town in the Hudson River Valley. Founded by Quakers. . .

Check out our related walking tours: Lower Manhattan: Forging the Historic Metropolis, Revolutionary New York: Hamilton, Washington & War, and Financial District. Winding our way. . .

Stroll Manhattan’s oldest settled neighborhood on the last day of they year! Meeting on the steps of the US Custom House, the former site of. . .

The Original Big Onion Walking Tour! Check out our related Immigrant New York Virtual Adventure. The City of New York has welcomed immigrants from throughout the world. . .

Explore the former “Little Ireland” district of the Lower East Side, between City Hall and Houston Street. The 19th-century Irish were the first great wave. . .

Walk the Lower East Side as we explore Jewish immigration & history! Stroll through more than 150 years of Jewish history on the East Side.. . .

Check out our related Immigrant New York Virtual Adventure and our related walking tours: Immigrant New York, Gangs of New York, Lower East Side, and our Multi-Ethnic Eating. . .

Check out our related Social Justice & The Villages Virtual Adventure. Discover what made New York City “the cradle of the American labor movement.” Walking the. . .

Check out our related Immigrant New York Virtual Adventure. The Lower East Side has been undergoing a significant transformation over the past decade, but in reality it. . .

Check out our Historic Lower Manhattan Virtual Adventure related to this walking tour. Come tread in the footsteps of American legends like Alexander Hamilton and George. . .

Harlem is the center of African-American history and culture not only in New York City but in the entire United States. Our tour explores the. . .

Reservations & Pre-Bookings Required What better way to celebrate Mom than with food! This tour combines the history of the diverse Lower East Side with. . .

We look forward to having you join us on one of our scheduled program dates! Our office IS open to answer questions and to help. . .

Check out our related Immigrant New York Virtual Adventure. Reservations & Pre-Bookings Required. Food is INCLUDED New York’s first food & history tour! This tour combines the. . .

Join us an a walk through more than 150 years of Jewish history on the East Side. Our tour combines historic and religious sites, politics. . .

When Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux designed Central Park, they were relative unknowns who had to comply with physical, budgetary and political restrictions. By. . .

Although we now know Times Square as “The Crossroads of the World,” this vibrant neighborhood has many layers of identity hidden beneath its shiny facade.. . .

Check out our related Historic Lower Manhattan Virtual Adventure. Unlike Philadelphia or Boston, New York’s Revolutionary Era is hidden behind modern buildings and obscure signs. We’ll. . .

Check out our related walking tours: Social Justice in Greenwich Village, East Village and Labor History Tour. The Village has been home to important social & political. . .

Check out our related Social Justice & The Villages Virtual Adventure. Greenwich Village has been home to important social & political thinkers and significant social movements. . .

Explore the historic, architectural, and artistic area “South of Houston” and the neighborhood “North of Little Italy”. As we walk through these historic districts we. . .

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. . .

Strolling Central Park on the longest day of the year! Since the 1860s Central Park as acted as the “lungs” of the city, providing a. . .

A special tour for St. Patrick’s Weekend. Explore the former “Little Ireland” district of the Lower East Side, between City Hall and Houston Street. The. . .

The foundations of education are shifting as teachers are challenging students to become problem solvers and think both critically and creatively. Often the historic significance. . .

No tours are scheduled. Big Onion Tours is closed annually on Thanksgiving Day. Please come back tomorrow for our special Post-Thanksgiving Original Multi-Ethnic Eating tour.

The neighborhood of TriBeCa captures Manhattan Island’s constant reinvention within a single square mile. Our tour takes us through 350+ years of New York history. . .

Check out our related Upper East Side: A Clash of Titans walking tour. Explore one of the most luxurious neighborhoods in the world as we delve into. . .

Check out our related Upper East Side Virtual Adventure. Explore one of the most luxurious neighborhoods in the world as we delve into the personalities,. . .

In recent years, New York City has undergone an era of redevelopment unseen since the days of Robert Moses over a half century ago.  Our. . .

Reservations Required. Tour cost includes foods. What better way to celebrate Love than with food? This tour combines the history of the diverse Lower East Side. . .

Strolling Central Park on the shortest day of the year! Since the 1860s Central Park as acted as the “lungs” of the city, providing a. . .

On our walk we will discuss and explore the history, politics, culture and speakeasies of New York in the Roaring ‘20s – one of the. . .