Oppenheimer in New York: Upper West Side Walking Tour

Highlights

Reiseverlauf

1. 1

   Upper West Side

   We will visit the premarital home of Ella Oppenheimer, Robert Oppenheimer's mother, to discuss J. Robert Oppenheimer's immigrant ancestry.

   10 Minuten•Eintritt frei•Auf der Karte

2. 2

   Upper West Side

   We will visit the site of Oppenheimer's birth to discuss his parents' life in New York.

   10 Minuten•Eintritt frei•Auf der Karte

3. 3

   Upper West Side

   We will visit the former home of Edwin R. A. Seligman to discuss Oppenheimer's education at the Ethical Culture School.

   15 Minuten•Eintritt frei•Auf der Karte

4. 4

   Upper West Side

   We will visit the Clarendon, the former home of William Randolph Hearst, who was the talk of Oppenheimer's childhood neighborhood and had ties with the world leaders who would be forever connected by WWII and Oppenheimer.

   10 Minuten•Eintritt frei•Auf der Karte

5. 5

   We will visit the childhood home of J. Robert Oppenheimer to discuss his childhood and adolescence.

   15 Minuten•Eintritt frei

6. 6

   Visitors will learn about the history of Riverside Drive that coincided with Oppenheimer's formative years.

   15 Minuten•Eintritt frei

7. 7

   We will visit the Master Apartments to discuss FDR's New Deal and the various ideologies of that era that prospered and informed Oppenheimer as a young man.

   10 Minuten•Eintritt frei

8. 8

   We will look at the Shinran Statue to discuss the cause and the effect of the atomic bomb.

   15 Minuten•Eintritt frei

9. 9

   We will visit the home of Isidor Rabi, a pioneer in 20th-century physics, a Nobel Prize winner, and a close friend of Oppenheimer.

   10 Minuten•Eintritt frei

Treffpunkt

Outside 94 Corner Cafe on the corner of Broadway (east side) and West 94th Street (south side).

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Abholung

• Alle treffen sich am Startpunkt

Gut zu wissen

• 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

Stornierung und Erstattung

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