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Twilight Tour: Death in New York (Lower Manhattan)

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Sobre esta actividad

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.

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      Itinerario

      1. 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.

        15 minutosEntrada gratuita

      2. Travelers will see a Catholic shrine to a New York saint while hearing about the canonization of saints and the Catholic way of death.

        10 minutosEntrada gratuita

      3. Travelers will visit a cenotaph and discover Titanic history relevant to the cenotaph.

        10 minutosEntrada gratuita

      4. National Museum of the American Indian–New York

        Travelers will hear more indigenous history and stories linked with funerary museum acquisitions.

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      5. Wall Street

        Travelers will find out about New Amsterdam burial history by visiting the site of the first city cemetery.

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      6. Trinity Church Wall Street

        Travelers will hear about epidemic history, burial prohibitions, and potters fields.

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      7. St. Paul's Chapel

        Travelers will hear about the Irish representation at St. Paul's graveyard.

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      8. Travelers will hear about Catholic history

        the New York ban on Catholicism, and the first New York Catholic burial ground.

        10 minutosEntrada gratuita

      9. 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.

        15 minutosEntrada gratuita

      Punto de encuentro

      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.

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      Recogida

      • Todos se encuentran en el punto de inicio

      Qué debes saber

      • Service animals allowed
      • Public transportation options are available nearby
      • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
      • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
      • One per booking

      Cancelación y reembolso

      For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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      Ofrecido por
      Purefinder New York
      Código de producto
      317194P6

      Opiniones de clientes

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