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Immerse yourself in New York’s rich history of death, burial, epidemics, and execution on this in-depth 2.75-hour tour, exploring Battery Park, the Financial District, Tribeca, the Civic Center, and Chinatown.
Tour Highlights:
Peer at the Lenape burial, capital punishment, and prisoner of war islands of New York Harbor from Battery Park.
Discover the controversy surrounding museum death acquisitions at the National Museum of the American Indian.
Unearth the history of epidemics at Trinity Church.
See the cenotaphs of Irish political activists at St. Paul’s Chapel.
Learn about the first NYC Catholic burial ground at St. Peter’s Church.
Visit the location of some of Manhattan’s historic prisons and executions at City Hall Park.
Observe the site of body-snatching at the African Burial Ground
Survey a funeral industry street in Chinatown.
Pay a visit to the oldest existing Jewish graveyard in North America in Two Bridges.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
The exact meeting point is outside the doors of Manhattan's Whitehall Ferry Terminal (for the Staten Island ferry) at 4 Whitehall Street (under the word “STATEN” in the “STATEN ISLAND FERRY” SIGN above the entrance). The guide will be carrying a folder with the name of the tour on it.
Chatham Square (Chinatown)
Itinerary
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1Battery Park
Tour meets at SOUTH FERRY/WHITEHALL STREET STATION, then moves onto 1.) Statue of Liberty Viewpoint.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Financial District
2.) Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 7 State Street 3.) Wireless Operators Memorial 4.) National Museum of the American Indian 5.) Corner of Broadway and Morris Street, site of the old city cemetery 6.) Trinity Church 7.) St. Paul's Chapel 8.) 9/11 Memorial North Pool 9.) St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
10.) City Hall Park 11.) Surrogate's Courthouse 12.) Corner of Elk Street and Chambers Street 13.) African Burial Ground National Monument 14.) David N. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building at 1 Center Street 15.) Metropolitan Correctional Center, 150 Park Row
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Chinatown
17.) Funeral Row, Mulberry Street
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Two Bridges
18.) Chatham Square
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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