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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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 The Best of
Lower
Manhattan
To tour Lower Manhattan (a/k/a The Financial District)
is to explore New York
from its earliest European influences to its current role as financial
capital of the world. This tour makes a wonderful introduction to New York City; planned
stops include*:
- Battery
Park (from which we see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis
Island)
- The
Alexander Hamilton Custom House (now the National Museum
of the American Indian)
- Bowling
Green Park
- Castle
Clinton, a fort from the War of 1812
- The
Shrine to Saint Elizabeth Anne Seton
- Fraunces
Tavern
- The
site of the Dutch Stadt Huis and the archaeological remains of
early Manhattan
- The
city's first paved street
- Delmonico's
- Wall
Street
- Federal
Hall National
Monument,
where George Washington was inaugurated
- Morgan's
Bank
- The
New York
Stock Exchange
- Trinity
Church
and graveyard
- The World Trade
Center site (optional—we
will go there for those who are interested, but will avoid the site for
those who’d prefer not to see it.)
- In
addition, the tour is supplemented with historic drawings from the 17th
century onward, showing what life was like in Dutch New Amsterdam,
Colonial New York, and in the
post-Revolutionary period when New York
was (briefly) the capital of the United States. More recent
photographs illustrate the architectural development of the skyscraper
and the growth of Wall Street.
Touring New Amsterdam and
Colonial New York
If
your interest is primarily in the Dutch Colonial period, the American
Revolution, the Early Federal Period—or any time in between—please note that
this tour can be customized to focus on the city’s origins. To book a
“Colonial New York” tour, send email to walknyc@gmail.com
and just let us know. This tour is great for student groups studying the
period or anyone who wants to know more about the founding of the city—and
the founding of America.
*
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 the neighborhood that borders the Lower
Manhattan, Five Points.
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) Lower
Manhattan + The Five Points
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