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Twilight Tour: Death in New York (Lower Manhattan)

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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 minutiIngresso gratuito

      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 minutiIngresso gratuito

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

        10 minutiIngresso gratuito

      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.

        10 minutiIngresso gratuitoVedi sulla mappa

      6. Trinity Church Wall Street

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

        10 minutiIngresso gratuitoVedi sulla mappa

      7. St. Paul's Chapel

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

        10 minutiIngresso gratuitoVedi sulla mappa

      8. Travelers will hear about Catholic history

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

        10 minutiIngresso gratuito

      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 minutiIngresso gratuito

      Punto d'incontro

      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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      Prelievo

      • Tutti si incontrano al punto di partenza

      Da sapere prima di partire

      • 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

      Cancellazione e rimborso

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

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      Fornito da
      Purefinder New York
      Codice prodotto
      317194P6

      Recensioni dei clienti

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