Private Cultural Highlights of NYC Half-day Experience

About this experience

New York City was built and developed by many different cultures with many stories to tell. All five boroughs have communities that have made contributions as ambassadors for their countries.

From the origins of Manhattan with the Lenape Natives, The foundations of Olde New York with the Dutch and British dynasties that identified the city, (Lower Manhattan), to the Irish, Italian, Asian and Jewish Immigration communities that created the lore and expressed the interests of the “American Dream (Lower East Side and Chinatown), to the migrations of the Caribbean, Latin and African-American cultures that added a powerful element of beliefs and traditions that are expressed to this day (Harlem and Washington Heights).

Some of the sights we’ll visit:

– Lower Manhattan Historical District: Castle Clinton, African Burial Ground
– Chinatown: Five Points Historic District, Lower East Side Historic District, Bowery
– Greenwich Village: Washington Square Park, Cooper Union
– Central Park: Seneca Village, Strawberry Fields, Great Lawn
– Harlem: Apollo Theater, Schomburg Center, Strivers Row Historic District
– Hamilton & Washington Heights: Hamilton Grange, Morris-Jumel Mansion and MUCH More!

Come join me on this tour and we will venture and explore these neighborhoods which express their own identity, culture, and historical significance!