🏨 Walking Harlem Private Tours Activity

Walking Harlem Private Tours

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From $55.00

Price varies by group size

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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

I am the author of the book Walking Harlem: the Ultimate Guide to the Cultural Capital of Black America (Rutgers Univ. Press, 2018). As a long term Harlem resident (40 years) I am highly qualified to show tourists what and where important sites existed and/or continue to exist today. With a background in the study of ethnomusicology, my research digs deep into the colorful and fascinating history and culture of Harlem with stories that bring to life Harlem's history beyond commercial tours on the market today

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 9
CHILD: Age: 10 - 14
YOUTH: Age: 15 - 17
ADULT: Age: 18 - 75

Additional Info

Face masks provided for travellers
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
Service animals allowed
Wheelchair accessible

COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
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

Tours cover the rich history and culture of Harlem including the arts (music, visual, literary); social and political developments (affiliated with churches and civic organizations). Tourists will learn the significance of the Schomburg Center and see art and cultural exhibits therein. You will see where Madame CJ Walker's townhouses were; the original Harlem branch of the NY Public Library; where small and large night clubs and speakeasies existed; Churches funded and built by early Black congregations. If the 2nd tour option is selected tourists will learn about the history of City College; Hamilton Grange (once home to Alexander Hamilton); the beautiful architecture and history of Strivers Row and the Dizzy Gillespie murals. On Tour 3 pass by the final home of Langston Hughes and Marcus Garvey Park (Hamilton Heights historical district, including Maya Angelou's once home), and one of the birth places for bebop jazz, Minton's Playhouse.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

New York Public Library

The New York Public Library is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second largest public library in the United States and the fourth largest in the world.

• Admission Ticket Free

Hamilton Grange National Memorial

Hamilton Grange National Memorial, also known as The Grange or the Hamilton Grange Mansion, is a National Park Service site in St. Nicholas Park, Manhattan, New York City, that preserves the relocated home of U.S. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.

• Admission Ticket Free

Langston Hughes House

James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. One of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.

• Admission Ticket Free

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