Brooklyn Heights Historic Walking Tour
Brooklyn Heights is the first neighborhood in New York City designated as a historical district. It was home to many affluent New York natives who happen to be some of America’s greatest writers, playwrights and orators including Walt Whitman, August Wilson and Henry Ward Beecher.
During the tour, will visit sites associated with the aforementioned writers’ early works. We will also visit Beecher’s church, which was a well-known stop on the underground railroad.
Meeting Location: Cadman Plaza Park (in front of Brooklyn War Memorial)
Nearest Subway: A or C train to High Street or 2 or 3 train to Clark Street
Estimated Duration: 2 hours
Bedford-Stuyvesant Walking Tour
From its inception, the historical significance of this neighborhood spans across many cultures. From it being the earliest free land for enslaved African-Americans (Weeksville) to the migration of Eastern European and Caribbean immigrants chasing the American dream. Bed-Stuy has the current day ambitions to connect modern culture with historic landscape.
Meeting Location: Fulton Park (in front of Robert Fulton statue)
Nearest Subway: A or C to Utica Avenue
Estimated Duration: 2.5 hours
Park Slope Walking Tour
Park Slope is described by residents as its “own small town within the city,”. It was originally inhabited by the Canarsee Indians, who hunted and farmed in what used to be known as South Brooklyn. Once European settlement began, Park Slope’s land would mostly be used as woods and farmlands until the early 19th century.
Upon the completion of Prospect Park, mansions and rowhouses sprung up across the neighborhood, as wealthy landowners fled from Manhattan’s bustling scene for the more peaceful nature of Brooklyn. Currently, Park Slope is considered to be one of the most desirable neighborhoods to reside in.
Sites on this tour will include The Montauk Club, Litchfield Villa and Prospect Park.
Meeting Location: Prospect Park (in front of Lafayette Memorial statue)
Nearest Subway: F or G Train to 7th Avenue – 9th Street
Estimated Duration: 2.5 hours