Edgar Allan Poe Birthday Tour 2018

On Friday, January 19th, 2018, join us for our fifth annual Edgar Allan Poe Birthday Tour, a two-hour literary and historical walking tour that steps into the Greenwich Village of the 1840s, where Poe lived and worked at the height of his fame — before plunging...

Tickets for Ghosts of Christmas Past on sale now!

Tickets to our annual holiday tour, Ghosts of Christmas Past, are on sale now! This two-hour walking tour combines some of the best true ghost stories of Greenwich Village with a special seasonal focus on the history of Christmas and its unique connection to New York...

Hart Island

The following is a guest post by Boroughs of the Dead tour guide Marie Carter. This post is a travelogue; Boroughs of the Dead does not currently lead tours to Hart Island. If you are looking for information about how to get to Hart Island, please visit the NYC...

Tickets for Halloween 2017 on sale now!

Tickets to all Boroughs of the Dead tours are now on sale for the Halloween 2017 season! See our calendar for our full schedule! Tickets are $25 online and $30 on site, but advance online purchase is highly recommended – these tickets always sell out fast! TOURS AND...

Truman Capote’s Haunting Perspective of Brooklyn

The following is a guest post by Boroughs of the Dead tour guide Marie Carter. Marie will be leading our next Haunted Brooklyn Heights tour on August 26th. Tickets are available here. “I live in Brooklyn. By choice.” This is the first line of Truman Capote’s legendary...

The Father of Landscape Architecture

The following is a guest post by our guide Leanna Renee Hieber. Her custom tour, The Magic and Mysticism of Central Park, will run on Sunday, June 18th in a special Fathers’ Day edition. Tickets are available here. We think of Frederick Law Olmsted as the father...