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Death in New York: Extended Daylight Tour
New York,
United States
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Overview
Duration
2h 45min
Languages
English
Voucher type
E-Ticket
What To Expect
Immerse yourself in New York’s rich history of death, burial, epidemics, and execution on this in-depth 2.75-hour tour, exploring Battery Park, the Financial District, Tribeca, the Civic Center, and Chinatown.
Tour Highlights:
Peer at the Lenape burial, capital punishment, and prisoner of war islands of New York Harbor from Battery Park.
Discover the controversy surrounding museum death acquisitions at the National Museum of the American Indian.
Unearth the history of epidemics at Trinity Church.
See the cenotaphs of Irish political activists at St. Paul’s Chapel.
Learn about the first NYC Catholic burial ground at St. Peter’s Church.
Visit the location of some of Manhattan’s historic prisons and executions at City Hall Park.
Observe the site of body-snatching at the African Burial Ground
Survey a funeral industry street in Chinatown.
Pay a visit to the oldest existing Jewish graveyard in North America in Two Bridges.
What to remember
Important info
Service animals allowed. Public transportation options are available nearby. Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What's included
The booking fee covers the guided tour.
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel your tour until a day in advance
Provider
Purefinder New York
Meeting Point
The exact meeting point is outside the doors of Manhattan's Whitehall Ferry Terminal (for the Staten Island ferry) at 4 Whitehall Street (under the word “STATEN” in the “STATEN ISLAND FERRY” SIGN above the entrance). The guide will be carrying a folder with the name of the tour on it.