🏨 Hell Gate Guided Walking Tour in New York City Activity

Hell Gate Guided Walking Tour in New York City

» New York » New York » New York

From $32.00

5 reviews (5.00)

Price varies by group size

Lowest Price Guarantee

Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 2 hours

Departs: New York, New York

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

Overview

Delve into the treacherous Hell Gate portion of the East River (between Astoria, Queens, and Randall’s and Wards Islands).

Main features
Find out about Hell Gate’s ship-swallowing whirlpool and the fate of the HMS Hussar.
Learn about the foiled Nazi plot to blow up Hell Gate Bridge
Discover the passage of the Hell Gate islands from private properties to a fortress of psychiatric and detention facilities.
Hear about the Hell Gate Explosions and the General Slocum Disaster.
Peer at the jail complex of Rikers Island, the quarantine ruins of North Brother Island (once the home of Typhoid Mary), and the former pirate island of Mill Rock.

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes

What's Not Included

Coffee and/or Tea

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 17 - 104

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Service animals allowed

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Service animals allowed

Cancellation Policy

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

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Wards Island Park

Vantage point to view Hell Gate, Mill Rock, and Roosevelt Island.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Randalls and Wards Islands

A vantage point to Astoria Park and the Triborough Bridge, and features of Wards Island.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hell Gate Bridge

At the Wards Island end of Hell Gate Bridge, tour attendees will hear about the unusual engineering of an iconic bridge as well as the plot to blow it up.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Randall's Island Park

Tour attendees will see the remainder of Little Hell Gate that separated the islands, the truss bridge over the covered strait, and classic film locations. Will see the northern part of Hell Gate from Sunken Meadow, the former islands adjoined to Astoria, and the power plants of the East River.
A vantage point of Rikers Island, North and South Brother Islands, and the biggest prison barge in the world.

35 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Book Now

« All Activities

Hell Gate Guided Walking Tour in New York City Activity - New York Travel Guide

All you need to know about Hotels, Activities and Information for New York