NoHo Gilded Age & Murder Walking Tour
Walk cobblestone NoHo through Gilded Age fortunes, scandal, and a notorious unsolved murder
Duration
2 hours
Includes
Guided walking tour in English
Highlights
Explore NoHo's cobblestone streets on a guided walk through the fortunes, literary life, and underbelly of 19th-century New York. Hear stories of the families and figures who shaped this former enclave of wealth, then follow its darker threads as evening falls.
- Discover Astor Place and the drama of the Opera House riot
- See the site of the unsolved 1857 Bond Street murder of Harvey Burdell
- Pass Colonnade Row, once among America's most exclusive residential addresses
- Explore Washington Square's history and mythology
- See St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery, a Georgian church on land once owned by Peter Stuyvesant
- Meet the stories of John Jacob Astor, Washington Irving, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, and Edith Wharton
Important details
- Ages 16+ only
- Tours run rain or shine; dress for the weather
- Arrive 5–10 minutes early
Cancellation Policy
Receive a full refund when you cancel at least 10 days before the tour date. Receive a 50% refund when you cancel 2 to 10 days before the tour date. No refund is available for cancellations within 48 hours of the tour date.
Product ID: TD2W2G
FAQs
No. Pickup and drop-off from your accommodation are not included.
No. Tips for your guide are not required.
Meeting details
Astor Place, next to the Alamo (cube) sculpture at E 8th St & Lafayette St