Small-Group Harlem's Best History Tour by Bike


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From $45.00

Price varies by group size

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Departs: New York, New York

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

Overview

This is a fun tour offering fresh air and exercise and incomparable history for African American people. The birthplace of the Harlem Renaissance kicked off an unprecedented era of creativity, growth and triumph for black Americans.


What's Included

Use of bicycle


Traveler Information

  • ADULT: Age: 0 - 100

Additional Info

  • Face masks provided for travellers
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Tour guide completed Pfizer vaccine on April 12, 2021.
  • Face masks provided for travellers
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Tour guide completed Pfizer vaccine on April 12, 2021.

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.

What To Expect

Masjid Malcolm Shabazz Mosque
Masjid Malcolm Shabazz is where Malcolm X preached until he left it for Sunni Islam in 1964.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Site of a world famous 1958 is a black-and-white photograph of 57 jazz musicians in Harlem, New York City. The picture was published in Esquire magazine's January 1959 issue.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
The oldest African-American church in New York. A vital part of the United States abolitionist movement, and was an "Underground Railway." Members included, Sojourner Truth. Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Paul Robeson, Langston Hughes and W. E. B. Du Bois.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Strivers' Row
Historic district of housing. A failed effort to attract wealthy white New Yorkers, they became symbolic of success for those found the greatest success during the Harlem Renaissance, the Strivers of Harlem.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Apollo Theater
The 1,506 seat theater, opened in 1914 as Hurtig and Seamon's New Burlesque Theater, but did not reach success until 1934 when it began to offer entertainment for, by and about black people. Launching pad for countless African American entertainers, it is estimated that 1.3 million people visit the Apollo every year.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cotton Club
The Cotton Club was a New York City nightclub from 1923 to 1940. The club launched or featured stars such as Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Bessie Smith, the Dandridge Sisters, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, and more.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Central Park
Time permitting, we'll take a spin through Central Park's Harlem Meers area.

• Admission Ticket Free






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