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OUR WALKING TOUR GUIDEBOOK
PUBLIC TOURS
(On select dates we will be offering public walking
tours. For reservations and further information, click the link above.)
About
Our Tours
All tours are led by Michelle or
James Nevius and feature a mix of stops that highlight the history,
architecture, and cultural development of the neighborhood. We are both
historians who believe that the best way to experience New York City is up close and on foot.
Booking
All tours are given exclusively on a private basis so
that you can pick the time and date that best accommodates your schedule. The
tour covers between a mile-a-half and two-and-a-half miles in approximately
two hours. The tour costs a flat fee of $80 for groups of 1, 2, or 3 people;
it is $20.00 per person if your party has four or more people. Discounts are
available for student groups and parties of more than 10 people.
To contact us about
booking this tour
please email
walknyc@gmail.com
or
call (toll-free) 1-877-572-9719
or in NYC: 212-666-2903
Questions?
Follow
this link to our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Follow
this link for Customer
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Historic Brooklyn Heights
 In the early
Nineteenth Century, Brooklyn Heights—which stands on a bluff overlooking Wall
Street—began its rise to prominence; nowhere in New York City can such a variety of
important church and house architecture be seen. This tour focuses on the
growth of the Heights from just a handful of large farms to a booming suburb,
especially after the coming of Robert Fulton’s steam-powered ferry. The tour
also looks at the area’s eventual connection—both physically and
politically—to Manhattan after the building of
the Brooklyn Bridge.
Planned stops on this tour include:*
- New York City’s
first protected Landmark District
- Brooklyn
Borough Hall (formerly City Hall)
- The
Brooklyn Historical Society
- 19th-century
residential architectural featuring a wealth of styles (including Federal,
Greek Revival, Victorian Gothic, Queen Anne, and Romanesque)
- Some
of the best-preserved wood-frame homes in the city
- St. Ann
and Holy Trinity Church
- Townhouse
of shipping magnate Abiel Abbot Low
- The
site of George Washington’s headquarters during the Battle of Brooklyn
- The
Esplanade overlooking the Manhattan
skyline
- Henry
Ward Beecher’s Plymouth
Church
- Sites
associated with Walt Whitman
- The
Brooklyn Bridge
(tour participants can opt to end here in order to walk back to Manhattan on their
own)
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addition, the tour features a number of historical illustrations that
help trace the development of the neighborhood.
*
all walking tour itineraries are subject to change
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