Gotham SideWalks
make New York City's history relevant through themed, community-based tours that
reflect the contributions and diversity of notable
and everyday New Yorkers.
If our tour schedule does not fit your schedule, simply request a tour when you want it!
Our ever-expanding tour selection offers a unique look at neighborhoods and themes. Explore pivotal points of
history while absorbing the flavor and feel of modern Gotham. Tours
reconstruct the social and physical architecture of the past through carefully designed routes. They are personal and interactive, and utilize the members of each community to help us illuminate the dark corners of our big city.
WHICH TOUR? * Radical Greenwich Village
* Folk to Punk, 1960 to 1980, West to East Village
* The Citizens of Cobble Hill
* North Brooklyn Heights: Writers & Religion
* South Brooklyn Heights: Sailors & Scholars
* Women, Labor & Sex on the Lower East Side
* Art Gallery Sampler: Lower East Side
* Art History Lower East Side: ghetto to new museum
* Coney Island's Talking Boardwalk
* Bike Brooklyn Baseball
WHERE?
We currently explore Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan.
WHO?
Rich Garr and Megan Patrick are two licensed New York City tour guides, graduates of its universities, and long time appreciators of Gotham.
We look forward to your comments, ideas, and questions as we develop our company!
Please inquire about tours by emailing us atGothamSideWalks@gmail.com
or call Rich (718-938-1400) or Megan (646-266-1264)
WHY? Gotham SideWalks
provides an exciting and inexpensive activity for both locals and
visitors to Gotham. Family, friends, colleagues, and students will
enjoy learning about history through real interaction with the art and
architecture of the City and its people. Tours can act as a unique
supplement to books, clubs, fundraisers, mission statements, or
corporate goals; and as a refreshing alternative to traditional
museums, movies, and theater.
HOW MUCH? Our Walking Tours are just $15 if you pre-pay online, or $20 cash just prior to the tour. There is a flat Group Rate for parties of at least 10 (the more people in your group, the less the cost).
For Fundraiser and Partnership opportunities, visit our COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP page, and contact us soon.
There is never a charge for inquiries, so let us know what you are thinking!
WHEN? Our
walking tours are between 1.5 to 2 hours, and our bike tour is about 3 hours. Please see our CALENDAR for our
current schedule, or contact us to arrange a tour. Meeting points & other tour details are on our TOUR SELECTION page.
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