Roosevelt Island tour | Nellie Bly birthday edition! February 28, 2024 On May 5, 2024, in honor of her birthday, we’re offering a special “Nellie Bly” edition of our Roosevelt Island tour! Nellie Bly was born on this day in 1864, making this year the 160th anniversary of her birth. Intrepid reporter Nellie Bly shocked the world when she went undercover to report on the conditions at […]
Mortimer and the Witches Walking Tour Mortimer and the Witches Walking Tour January 17, 2024 This walking tour, released in conjunction with a book written by our very our tour guide Marie Carter, Mortimer and the Witches, takes us through the bustling and elegant historically-rich streets of Union Square, Stuyvesant Square, and Gramercy Park. Mortimer Thomson, the journalist who wrote under the pseudonym, Q.K. Phlander Doesticks, P.B. went undercover in 1857 […]
Love and Death: A Ghost Tour for Valentine’s Day January 9, 2024 Nothing goes better together than love and death! And what could be more romantic than a stroll on a winter’s eve as you listen to ghost stories and strange tales of NYC’s haunting history with Boroughs of the Dead? On this 90-minute walking tour you’ll hear thrilling tales of dark romance, including a brokenhearted spinster […]