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(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
mnevius@walknyc.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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The Best of
Greenwich
Village
 Greenwich Village has
long been known for its tolerant and bohemian attitudes. Not only has it been
home to scores of famous artists and writers, it also contains some of the
city's most important domestic architecture.
This
tour focuses on historic Greenwich Village from its founding in the 17th
century through its role as a posh suburb in the 19th century to its eventual
fame in the 20th century as America’s
“Left Bank.”
Planned
stops include:*
- Washington Square Park [based on
current construction, we will see as much of the park as possible]
- Judson Memorial Church
- The Row
(including the former home of Edith Wharton)
- New York University
- Washington Mews
- The Lockwood
deForest house
- Church of the
Ascension
- West 10th Street's row of
artists' studios and writers' homes
- Jefferson Marketplace
Courthouse
- Gay Street
- The Northern
Dispensary
- Sheridan Square, Christopher
Park and the Stonewall Inn
- Grove Court
- The Church of St. Luke in the Fields
- The Cherry Lane Theatre
- Chumley's
- Edna St.
Vincent Millay's narrow home
- St. Luke's
Place
- Italian
section of Bleecker Street
- Sites
associated with Bob Dylan and the folk scene (If you are particularly interested in
Dylan, let us know in advance, as it will help determine the tour’s
route.)
- In addition,
the tour is supplemented with historical drawings and photographs that
illustrate the how much Greenwich Village
has—and has not—changed in the last 200 years.
* all walking tour
itineraries are subject to change
“Add an
Hour”
For
an additional $10 per person (or a flat fee of $120 for groups of 1-3
people), you can add an hour to the length of your tour and spend some time
exploring one of the neighborhoods that borders the Village, such as The
East Village or SoHo and NoLita.
For more information, please visit our Add
an Hour page by CLICKING HERE; to book this tour, click on one of the
following email links:
1) Greenwich
Village + The East Vilage
2) Greenwich
Village + SoHo/NoLita
(Please note that
you may only add one additional neighborhood to the tour.)
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