Join us this week as we explore the underbelly of the Gilded Age, walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, sip coffee from NYC’s oldest cafes, and more! Don’t forget, Untapped New York Insiders now get $10 off any Untapped New York public walking tour!
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Wednesday, June 5th – Ride Attractions from the 1930s at Playland Park
Say hello to summer at one of New York’s most historic amusem*nt parks! On this tour of Playland Park, you’ll learn about its 96 years of history and explore its latest attractions with Barbara Davis, Co-Director of the Westchester County Historical Society. You’ll see new improvements to the Art Deco pool and strap in for a thrill on original rides like the Carousel, the Whip, and the Derby Racer.
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Thursday, June 6th – An Insiders Guide to the High Line
Hear about the West Side Cowboys who patrolled “Death Ave,” see photos of guerilla art installations from the 1990s, and learn how a 1930s elevated freight railway became a beloved “park in the sky” as historian and author Annik LaFarge shares stories from here newly revised book, On the High Line: A Definitive Guide. This virtual talk marks the High Line’s 15th anniversary!
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Friday, June 7th – Fifth Ave Gilded Age Mansions Tour
Take a stroll along 5th Avenue and see it as it was during the Gilded Age when the grand mansions that line this illustrious street were occupied by the country’s first millionaires and New York City’s high society! Your expert guide will regale you with society gossip of the time, sharing stories of lavish costume balls and more goings-on inside each opulent home. Stunning photographs will bring back to life mansions that have since been demolished.
Saturday, June 8th – Coffee Tasting Tour of Greenwich Village
Explore the Manhattan birthplace of New York City’s coffee history while sipping an espresso, drip coffee, and cappuccino from the city’s oldest cafes! While getting your caffeine fix, you’ll discover how the off-off-Broadyway theater movement got its start in a cafe, uncover the role of coffee culture in the first Stock Exchange, and locate what is considered to be the world’s first internet cafe.
Saturday, June 8th – Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge
Walk across New York City’s most iconic bridge while uncovering stories of its construction, its hidden Cold War fall-out shelter, champagne vaults, and much more! Your expert guide will reveal an abandoned park hidden in plain sight, the site of the nation’s first White House, and more little-known features as you learn about the bridge’s construction, the allegedly cursed family of engineers who designed it, and how it forever changed the New York City skyline.
Sunday, June 9th – Uncover the Secrets of Grand Central Terminal
Peer into hidden tennis courts, find out what’s hiding beneath the iconic clock at the center of the main concourse, visit an office-turned-speakeasy, and uncover more secrets of this historic train terminal! Though one of the most iconic landmarks of NYC today, Grand Central was once threatened by demolition much like Penn Station. Learn about the rise, fall, and redemption of this grand building!
This tour runs every day of the week!
Sunday, June 9th – Abandoned Island Sunset Cruise
Learn about the history of New York City’s North and South Brother Islands on a sunset cruise narrated by an expert urban naturalist! For decades, these islands have been taken over by nature and now serve as a sanctuary for shorebirds. As you search for Black Crowned Night Herons among the crumbling ruins, you’ll uncover stories of a 19th-century quarantine hospital, the former summer estate of an early Yankees owner that met a fiery end, and more mysteries of the islands on the East River.
Wednesday, June 12th – Explore the Underbelly of the Gilded Age
Travel from Mrs. Astor’s tea room to the rat pits of the South Street Seaport with author Carole Lawrence as she takes us on a virtual tour of notorious 19th-century sites featured in her new historical thriller, Cleopatra’s Dagger. In the novel, a determined female journalist from the upper crust of New York City dives into a serial murder investigation that takes her deep into the shadows of Gilded Age Manhattan.
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