Since it’s founding in 1838, the Green –Wood Cemetery has interred 560,000 people. Located in Brooklyn with a view of the harbor & NY Skyline some of the celebrity inhabitants include, crooked politician, Boss Tweed, Gangsters Joey Gallo, and Albert Anastasia, abolitionist, Ward Beecher, composer, Leonard Bernstein, NY Governor, De Witt Clinton, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Samuel Morse, and many more. The rolling hills and dales, several ponds and an on-site chapel provide an environment that still draws visitors. Join our licensed NYC tour guide and take a step back to a Victorian New York. |
Feel the pulse of Lower Manhattan and visit several of the city’s premier sights on this comprehensive, half-day adventure. Your informative guide offers interesting commentary as you pass the celebrated sights of the city. Stops include St. Paul's Chapel, Federal Hall, NY Stock Exchange & Trinity Church. Visit the Winter Garden and view Ground Zero from the glassed-in atrium observation deck. Journey to Battery Park, the southernmost tip of Manhattan. Originally a defensive stronghold to protect New York during the War of 1812, this park is now a delightful place for enjoying views of the harbor, Governor’s Island, Ellis Island and, in the distance, the Statue of Liberty. |
| Lower Manhattan/Ground Zero/Wall Street |
Five Points, the neighborhood that created tap dance, invented crooked politics, stole elections and became the world’s most notorious slum is explored in this in-depth historically accurate and entertaining walking tour that separates fact from fiction. Follow the winding streets of Little Italy, Chinatown, The Bowery & the infamous Mulberry Bend. Some of the Sights that we see include the original NYC Police Headquarters & Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral, John Gotti’s Mob Club House. This tour brigs to light Dance Halls, Prize Fights, Opium dens, Brothels, Opium dens and more. |
NY is a City of eclectic buildings and architectural styles. We will take you on personalized tours of The Woolworth Building and The World Financial Center . We travel east to the magnificent Brooklyn Bridge, a symphony of wire, cable and stone built in 1883. In Soho we explore various types of Cast Iron Buildings. In Greenwich Village we see fabulous Brownstones, The Washington Square Arch and the narrowest house in NY-The former home of Edna St. Vincent Millay. North to Midtown and Rockefeller Center Central Park and the Dakota, movie location of Rosemary’s Baby and home of John & Yoko. As we enter Harlem a stop at the largest Gothic Cathedral in the world, St John The Divine. Heading West we see Grants Tomb, and Riverside Church, home of the worlds largest Bell Carillon. Back East and down Fifth Avenue we travel Museum Mile and see many of the mansions and homes of NY’s Rich & Famous. |
Join your guide for a walk across one of the city’s most famous landmarks. Learn about the construction, listen to stories of the boroughs the bridge connects and gain insights about the Roeblings, the family responsible for building this marvel of 19th-century engineering and resolve. As you make your way across the bridge’s one-and-a-half- mile span, pause to read the historic plaques or relax and enjoy the beautiful views from one of the many benches. Snap a picture of the New York City skyline, the nearby Manhattan Bridge, the ship traffic moving on the river below or perhaps spot one of the peregrine falcons that sometimes perch on the bridge’s intricate web of cables. Once we arrive on the other side of the bridge we visit Fulton Landing for a well deserved rest stop. This site of a historic revolutionary war retreat by George Washington is located virtually under the bridge where you’ll have a picture-perfect postcard like view of the skyline of the ‘Big Apple’ (weather permitting). Guests may use rest facilities, purchase beverages or high quality made on the premise ice cream (NOT INCLUDED) in a historical building that was once a station for the NYC Fire Department Fire Boat unit. |
| Walk The Brooklyn Bridge |
| The Real Gangs of New York |
| Historic Greenwood Cemetery |
Covering both the bohemian districts of SOHO and Greenwich Village this "definitely downtown" tour features two separate and distinctive walking tours. As we drive by Washington Square Park and Arch we view the infamous "hanging tree" and the park that once served as a mass grave for thousands of plague victims. See Aaron Burr's carriage house, now a world famous restaurant, St. Lukes in the Fields, the uptown branch of Trinity Church, the home of Edna St. Vincent Millay, the narrowest house in NY, and the rumored sites of the former underground railroad. The group will then rejoin the coach for a short drive to SOHO, a former industrial district turned arts center,home of galleries, shops, lofts and restaurants. The walk takes us to Broadway to view many examples of Cast Iron architecture. This tour will appeal to those who have visited NYC before and are looking for an in-depth view of the city. |
| Greenwich Village & SOHO |
| Immigrant Lower East Side |
| Architectural Tour |
| NY is a melting pot...No, not really. It’s more like a stew where individuals and their heritage stand out prominently against a back ground of all other nationalities. There are more Italians in NY than in Rome, More Jews then in Tel Aviv, More Greeks then in Athens. Visit the Italian section of Brooklyn, the Hassidic area of Williamsburg. The Greek section of Astoria, the Polish neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Little India in Jackson Heights. See how newly arrived immigrants lend their input to NY—Their culture, customs, and their cuisine. Lunch or Dinner in a Polish, Greek, Indian, Italian or Chinese Restaurant may be included. |
| Ethnic Neighborhoods Tours |
| Gourmet Food Tour |
| From Pastrami to caviar, come and eat your way through New York’s culinary wonderland. Visit an open-air farmers market, Visit The Hong Kong Market in China Town. The salumerias, pasta shops and bakeries of Little Italy. Watch freshly roasted coffee ground to order. Have a cappuccino and fresh Cannoli in Greenwich Village. Visit a professional Restaurant Supply store. Bring your appetite, their will be plenty of opportunities to sample the best NY has to offer. Lunch in Greenwich Village or China Town, your choice! |
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