Past and Present Chinatown and Surrounding Area Activity - New York Travel Guide

Overview

Explore NYC's Chinatown neighborhood by foot on a fascinating tour led by a local guide. As you stroll from site to site in this charm-laden area of the city, hear fun facts and tales about its rich history, culture, and even the people who were here before. Venture just outside the neighborhood and visit the final resting place of some of the earliest New Yorkers. Stop for photos at must-sees like Chatham Square, the site of Kimlau Square, and Confucious Plaza. See the oldest brick house in New York City. Explore the deliberately abnormally laid out thoroughfares which became known as one of the bloodiest streets in the world. Find out where generations of residents from all over the city came downtown to enjoy an authentic Chinese meal and the chicken who performed right beneath it. Plus explore the last remnants of New York City's most infamous slums.