RESERVATIONS: Required.
COST: This tour is free to take, and you get to decide what, if
anything, the tour was worth when it's
done. A_ name-your-own-price_ tour is a tour for anyone's
budget.
This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn
Bridge, an icon of New York City for over 125 years, with spectacular
views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of
Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The
tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton
Ferry Landing.
Visit the Brooklyn Bridge – The tour begins from the fountain inside
City Hall Park, near the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge entrance. It’s
a full mile (1.6 k) across the bridge, but we will be making plenty of
stops to talk about the history and design of the bridge and to have
the opportunity to capture scenic photographs of Manhattan, Brooklyn,
and New York Harbor.
Visit Brooklyn Heights – The bridge lets out in on or Brooklyn’s
finest residential neighborhoods, filled with interesting people and
architecture. Nicknamed America’s first suburb, Brooklyn Heights
will certainly amaze. Learn about George Washington’s doomed stand
against British marines and walk past the homes of Truman Capote,
Arthur Miller, and Norman Mailer. Last but not least, we will visit
the promenade for arguably the best views of Manhattan and New York
Harbor.
Visit Dumbo – From the promenade, we will walk down to the ferry
landing area and explore a small part of DUMBO (Down Under the
Manhattan Bridge Overpass). Once a manufacturing and industrial
district, economic change sapped the area of its economic strength,
leaving it large and vacant factory lofts as attractive destinations
for artists starving for large and affordable living space. The
neighborhoods unique urban landscape is the partially the result of
being below two bridges, an interesting sight to see.
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DURATION: Approximately 3 hours. Tour distance is approximately 2.5
miles (4 km)
WHEN: Daily @9:30 am (March-December). @10am Fridays & Saturdays
(summer). @9:30am Sundays, Tuesdays & Fridays in winter
months._ Dress appropriate for the weather._
WHERE: Tour begins from the fountain
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the center of City Hall Park (map
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COST: This tour is free to take, and you get to decide what, if
anything, the tour was worth when it's done.
A _name-your-own-price_ tour is a tour for anyone's budget.
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