Secrets of the Brooklyn Subway Tour

Explore Brooklyn’s underground transit history on a guided 2-hour walk through public subway stations. See how engineering, design, and politics shaped the system you ride today.

• Discover abandoned stations hiding in plain sight
• Learn how the subway was financed, built, and engineered
• Step inside Brooklyn’s first subway station from 1908
• Hear the story of one of the oldest railroad tunnels in the world
• Visit the highest elevated station outside of China
• Stand on the platform where Michael Jackson filmed Bad

What's Included

• Guided tour in English
• Earpieces so you can hear your guide clearly

Things to know

This tour is not ADA accessible and involves many stairs with limited chances to sit. Expect loud, crowded stations; the experience takes place only in areas open to the public. One MetroCard swipe or OMNY tap is required; route and length may vary with the MTA schedule.

FAQs

How long is the tour?
This tour is 2 hours long

How strenuous is this tour?
There are many steps up/down and it is unfortunately not accessible or recommended for people with mobility issues.

Is this tour ADA accessible?
Unfortunately, this tour is not ADA accessible as subway stations we go to on this tour are not ADA accessible.

Is this tour mostly indoors or outdoors?
This tour is mostly indoors.

Where does this tour end?
The tour ends at the Barclays Center.

Who will be our guide?
One of our licensed New York tour guides. Always a local New Yorker!