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Highlights
- Live-streamed walk through the neighbourhood of "the Village" showing you its popular spots
- Interesting anecdotes about who performed at the comedy clubs, bars, and nightclubs, and each landmark's claim to fame
Description
This live-streamed tour will start at 8th Avenue and 14th street and head to the Greenwich Village, a quiet, and older neighborhood in New York.
We will visit interesting places such as the Writer's Bar and some amazing Jazz clubs and Comedy clubs. Next, we will head to the Stonewall Inn in the Sheridan Square area, known as the most famous Gay bar in the world; it's where the first protest for Gay rights in the United States began. Close by is a football bar and across the avenue, a couple of piano bars.
We will also see the AIDS Memorial, and Bleecker Street, famous for its speciality food shops and nightclubs. One of them has been open for 50+ years and has supported the careers of many musicians including Lady Gaga. We walk to Waverly Place (with no wizards) and see 200-year-old houses. This hour-long tour ends at Washington Square arch, where movies as recent as August Rush and Barefoot In The Park have been shot.
About this experience
What's included
- Live and real-time walking tour where we will peek into several amazing clubs and bars in Greenwich Village
- An interactive session where we will discuss interesting stories behind these historical places
Instructions
- Please have a good internet connection and Zoom app installed on your phone or laptop
- The instructions to join the meeting will be sent via email shortly after the booking
Know before you go
- You can book this tour for USD 100 and invite up to 10 friends and family to join this activity with you from all over the world. You will see the option to book this experience as a private tour on the checkout page if it is available for that time slot.
- Since this tour involves walking to various places, at times, the internet connection may be weak. However, we will attempt to minimize such disruptions
- Since these are live tours, they may be subject to last minute cancellation due to inclement weather, Internet disruptions or other unforeseen circumstances.
Meet your Host
Stan
I am a licensed guide in New York City, a certified member of the Guides Association of New York City (GANYC), and a member of the IATDG. My goal is to give entertaining, fun tours of New York City while imparting historic, scientific, architectural, natural, and other information during each tour. I’ve worked with school groups, seniors, organizations, travel agents and coach companies from all over. I enjoy those teachable ‘aha' moments when the customer leaps to a fuller understanding of the experience they’re having.
From USD 100 / Group
Important Information
- Fully refundable in case of any cancellation upto 2 days before the tour.