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Activitate New York City, USA
Twilight Tour: Death in New York (Lower Manhattan)
din 5
6 recenzii
Despre activitate
Explore New York’s history of death, burial, epidemics, and execution on this 1.75-hour evening walking tour through Lower Manhattan. Discover how centuries of disease, reform, and public policy shaped the city’s streets, institutions, and traditions of remembrance. Visit sites linked to epidemics, capital punishment, and religious controversy, and learn how each reveals a hidden layer of urban history. Based entirely on research rather than legend, this tour offers a clear-eyed and captivating look at how New York’s past continues to shape its present.
Pe scurt
- Durată
- 1 h 45 min
- Confirmare
- Confirmare imediată
- Bilet
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Grup
- Cel mult 15 persoane
- Persoane pe rezervare
- 1–15
- Ghid
- engleză
- Organizator
- Purefinder New York
Vârste: Adulți (10–100 ani)
Ce include
Inclus
- Inclus: All Fees and Taxes
Itinerar
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Statue of Liberty View Point
15 min
Travelers will have a view of Staten Island, the Statue of Liberty, and Governor's Island and learn about Lenape history, ancient burial sites, the last NYC pirate execution, and Civil War prisoners.
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The Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
10 min
Travelers will see a Catholic shrine to a New York saint while hearing about the canonization of saints and the Catholic way of death.
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Battery Park City
10 min
Travelers will visit a cenotaph and discover Titanic history relevant to the cenotaph.
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National Museum of the American Indian
10 min
Travelers will hear more indigenous history and stories linked with funerary museum acquisitions.
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10 min
Travelers will find out about New Amsterdam burial history by visiting the site of the first city cemetery.
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10 min
Travelers will hear about epidemic history, burial prohibitions, and potters fields.
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10 min
Travelers will hear about the Irish representation at St. Paul's graveyard.
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St. Peter's Church
10 min
Travelers will hear about Catholic history; the New York ban on Catholicism, and the first New York Catholic burial ground.
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City Hall Park
15 min
Travelers will visit the site of the first NYC almshouse and hear stories relating to Bellevue Hospital, embalming, President Lincoln's funeral, and excavating the dead.
Punct de întâlnire și preluare
Toți participanții se întâlnesc la punctul de întâlnire.
Punct de întâlnire
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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.
Punct de final
Anulare
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
| Dacă anulezi | Primești înapoi |
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| Cu cel puțin o zi înainte | 100% |
| Cu mai puțin de o zi înainte | 0% |
Bine de știut
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Părerea călătorilor
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Twilight Tour: Death in New York (Lower Manhattan)
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