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(On select dates we will be offering public walking
tours. For reservations and further information, click the link above.)
About
Our Tours
All tours are led by Michelle or
James Nevius and feature a mix of stops that highlight the history,
architecture, and cultural development of the neighborhood. We are both
historians who believe that the best way to experience New York City is up close and on foot.
Booking
All tours are given exclusively on a private basis so
that you can pick the time and date that best accommodates your schedule. The
tour covers between a mile-a-half and two-and-a-half miles in approximately
two hours. The tour costs a flat fee of $80 for groups of 1, 2, or 3 people;
it is $20.00 per person if your party has four or more people. Discounts are
available for student groups and parties of more than 10 people.
To contact us about
booking this tour
please email
mnevius@walknyc.com
or
call (toll-free) 1-877-572-9719
or
in NYC: 212-666-2903
Questions?
Follow
this link to our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Follow
this link for Customer
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 The Best of
The Upper
East Side
With
the construction of Central Park in the second half of the 19th century, the
Upper East Side became—and remains—the most fashionable New York City neighborhood. During the
Gilded Age, Fifth Avenue became New York’s gold coast, and the streets are
lined with former mansions, prestigious boutiques, private clubs, and—along
“Millionaire’s Mile”—some of the city's grandest apartment buildings Planned
stops include *:
- Grand
Army Plaza and the Plaza Hotel
- Fifth,
Madison,
and Park Avenues
- The
Metropolitan Club
- The
Knickerbocker Club
- The
Central Park Arsenal
- Temple
Emanu-El
- The
Joseph Pulitzer Mansion
- The
Seventh Regiment Armory
- Hunter
College
- The
Whitney Museum
- The
Hotel Carlyle
- The
Frick Collection
- The
Duke Mansion
(NYU's Institute
of Fine Art)
- Mayor
Mike Bloomberg's Mansion
- The
Metropolitan
Museum of Art
- In addition,
the tour is supplemented with historic photographs to show the beautiful
mansions that are now gone and to get a glimpse inside some of those
that remain.
Please note that this tour does not include stops in
the museums, but participants are welcome to explore any of them before or
after the tour.
*
all walking tour itineraries are subject to change
“Add an
Hour”
For
an additional $10 per person (or a flat fee of $120 for groups of 1-3
people), you can add an hour to the length of your tour and spend some time
exploring the neighborhood that borders the Upper East Side, Central
Park.
For more information, please visit our Add
an Hour page by CLICKING HERE; to book this tour, click on one of
the following email links:
1) The
Upper East Side + Central Park
(Please note that
you may only add one additional neighborhood to the tour.)
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