Free tour

The Village to SoHo: Discovering Downtown.

4.93

Excellent(29)

New York

Duration: 2 hours

Languages: English

Guru: Meri

Registered on 19 November 2024

I love New York. I have lived here pretty much my whole life, worked in tv and film for 20+ years and I love telling stories. I look forward to sharing stories about New York culture, history, art, food, pop culture, institutions, comedy, villains, and heroes while enticing you to love New York, too. Like all good New Yorkers, I have a lot of opinions -- mine happen to be correct.

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

The East Village, Greenwich Village, and SoHo are must-see destinations on any trip to New York!!

Downtown is the place to see authentic, beautiful, gritty, real everyday New York and New Yorkers in action -- especially in Washington Square Park.

You'll hear some history and wild stories about New York culture, comedy, food, music, art, architecture, skyscrapers, wealth, fashion, diversity, innovation, and movie locations. These are the neighborhoods where much of today's culture and counterculture were born,

I'm delighted to offer recommendations that go beyond these neighborhoods, too, including Little Italy & Chinatown.

We’ll meet up centrally and conveniently at Astor Place on the East side. We’ll walk about two miles in two hours hitting all the iconic stops and - by intent - we end right next to Eileen's Cheesecake in NoLiTa!

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

The Public Theater

We'll meet at the steps of The Public Theater at 425 Lafayette between Astor and East 4th Street. There's a little awning in case of light rain. You'll recognize me by my chic middle-aged streak of silver hair,

Outside visit

Astor Place

Outside visit

One Fifth Avenue Apartments

Outside visit

washington square park

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a fixed price. At the end, each person contributes to the guide the amount they consider fair based on their satisfaction. As a guideline, Guruwalk recommends between €15 and $50 per participant.