Explore the fascinating evolution of psychiatry in New York City on this guided walking tour through the Upper East Side. Discover how ideas about the mind, medicine, and morality transformed over two centuries, shaping both the city and the modern field of mental health. From early asylums and medical pioneers to psychoanalytic movements and pharmaceutical breakthroughs, this tour traces a complex and often controversial story still visible in Manhattan’s streets and institutions.
1.) John Finley Walk: East River vantage point to view Roosevelt and Wards Islands
12 minutesAdmission freeSee on map
2.) Yorkville Glockenspiel: South-west corner of 83rd St and York Ave (a mural nod to the German Yorkville neighborhood)
12 minutesAdmission freeSee on map
3.) New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute: 247 East 82nd St.
12 minutesAdmission freeSee on map
9.) Hunter College Baker Theatre Building: Formerly the Mount Sinai Dispensary, the Neurological Institute, and the Kennedy Child Study Center: 149-151 East 67TH St
12 minutesAdmission freeSee on map
12 minutesAdmission free
11.) Tillinghast House: 26 East 64th St., off Madison Ave.
12 minutesAdmission freeSee on map
12.) 15-17 East 62nd St., off Madison Ave.
18 minutesAdmission freeSee on map
Meet at the 87th St and East End Ave entrance to Carl Schurz Park (3 blocks east of 86th St subway Q line).
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
| If you cancel | Refund |
|---|---|
| At least 1 days before | 100% |
| Between 0 and 1 days before | 0% |
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