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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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Exploring Morningside Heights
 A little over a
century ago, the heights that rise above 110th Street on the West
Side were home to little more than a orphanage and an insane
asylum. Within a few decades, the neighborhood was transformed, with some of New York's oldest and
most influential institutions taking residence. Planned stops on this tour
include:*
- Three
parks created by the celebrated team of Frederick Law Olmsted and
Calvert Vaux: Central Park, Morningside
Park, and Riverside Park
- The
Leake and Watts orphanage
- The
largest gothic church in the world, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
- St.
Luke's Hospital
- Columbia
University
(with the remains of the Bloomingdale Insane Asylum)
- Jewish
Theological Seminary
- The
site of the Revolutionary War Battle of Harlem Heights
- Riverside
Church
- Grant's
Tomb
- In
addition, the tour features a number of historic photographs that help
trace its development from farmland to thriving community.
*
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 Morningside Heights,
Riverside
Park.
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) Morningside
Heights + Riverside Park.
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