Gotham by Gaslight Book Now A Victorian True Crime Tour Life in 19th Century New York City seethed with murder, scandal, crime and vice of all flavors. “Gotham by Gaslight: A Victorian True Crime Tour” takes us back to this bloody and violent era as we examine four true crimes of Antebellum and Gilded Age New York – some of which remain unsolved to this day. On the very first days of January 1800, the city awoke to news of a fresh murder that was unlike anything they’d ever seen. Over the next hundred years – a time of roiling social and political growth, strain, pressure, and change for New York – each new “murder of the century” gripped the city and whipped it into a panic, aided in no small part by tabloid journalists… and a writer named Edgar Allan Poe. By 1891, we’d even gone so far as to (possibly) have Jack the Ripper on American soil, slashing his way through the waterfront dives of the East Side. On this walking tour we’ll stroll through the places where it all happened, from Federal Hall to the notorious old Five Points. This is the perfect excursion for a foggy November afternoon, ideal for anyone who loves mystery, true crime, film noir, horror, Edgar Allan Poe, New York City history, or Jack the Ripper studies. You’ll never see the city the same way again once you’ve seen it by gaslight. Local Legends, true crime, Urban History Tour at a Glance History Tours, Manhattan Start Location: Meet in front of Federal Hall at 26 Wall Street End Location: Ends at the Mysterious Bookshop at 58 Warren Street Tour Duration: 90 minutes Distance: 1.5 miles Tour Run Dates: October Important Information Adults $40 Book Now Important Information WHAT TO BRING Comfortable shoes Weather-appropriate clothing Cash (or your preferred app, i.e. Venmo) if you want to tip your guide WHAT NOT TO BRING Pets Drugs and/or alcohol Film/photography/recording equipment without prior permission KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Tours run rain or shine, so dress appropriately for the weather! (See our advice here) Wear comfortable shoes! Most of our tours are at least a mile in length. In the event of extreme or severe weather conditions, this tour may be amended or postponed; if postponed you will be given a rain check to take another tour at your convenience. There are no bathroom breaks or rest stops on the tour. Tours start on time, so please try to get to the meeting point 15 minutes early to give yourself time to check in and get comfortable before the tour starts. You may also like: Book Now All Locations | July - August Private Tours Interested in Taking a Private Tour With Boroughs of the Dead? We’d Be Delighted to Arrange That for You! Book any… Interested in Taking a Private… Book Now Manhattan | September Ghostly Women of Greenwich Village Haunting histories of the neighborhood’s most iconic female ghosts Meet the ghostly women of Greenwich Village on this 90-minute walking… Haunting histories of the neighborhood’s… Book Now Manhattan | October Edgar Allan Poe in Greenwich Village Guaranteed to Enthrall Fans of Poe’s Literary Grotesques Edgar Allan Poe In Greenwich Village is a 2-hour literary and historical… Guaranteed to Enthrall Fans of… Book Now Brooklyn | September - November Spiritualists of Green-Wood Cemetery Uncover the strange and spiritual secrets of New York’s foremost Victorian-era cemetery Uncover the strange and spiritual secrets of New… Uncover the strange and spiritual…