How to have a Victorian Christmas in NYC

Every once in a while the universe converges to create a ready-made experience just waiting to fall into your lap. This year, a fortuitous confluence of events means that if you’re the type who wants to recreate a Victorian Christmas in New York City in 2017...

Macabre Holiday Gift Guide 2017

Ahhhhh, season’s greetings, folks! This year finds me feeling slightly grumpier than usual. I have a cold, my husband has a cold, and our 18-month-old has the croup, which is a thing I didn’t realize people got after 1905. I’m also compiling this...

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...

The Poisonous Prohibition in Brooklyn Heights

The following is a guest post from our tour guide Marie Carter, who will be conducting a lecture on “The Poisonous Prohibition” at QED in Astoria on Sunday, June 25, 2017, and leading our “Haunted Brooklyn Heights” tour — which will...

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...

H.P. Lovecraft’s New York City Walks

The following is a guest post by Jane Rose, creator and leader of our newest tour, “Lovecraft in Brooklyn.” Jane comes by her interest in H.P. Lovecraft, weird horror, and the supernatural honestly due to her upbringing in rural New Hampshire, where...