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New York City Slavery and Underground Railroad Tour
New York City Slavery and Underground Railroad Tour

New York City Slavery and Underground Railroad Tour

By Inside Out Tours LLC
9.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is $49 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Learn the contributions of enslaved people to NYC including the brave uprisings against oppression. Then discover the exciting history of the Underground Railroad, a network of clandestine routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and Canada.

Visit an archeological site and memorial dedicated to the memory of enslaved Africans in colonial America. Visit the site of a former station on the Underground Railroad. Learn about the revolts, kidnappings and dramatic escapes that occurred during the era of American slavery. Listen to tales of courage and triumph and discover the stories of real New Yorkers who risked their lives and properties to help people escape slavery on this historical New York City walking tour.

Activity location

  • National Museum of the American Indian
    • 1 Bowling Grn,
    • 10004-1415, New York City, New York, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 1 Bowling Green
    • 1 Bowling Green
    • 10004, New York, New York, United States

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Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 1:00pm
Price details
$49.00 x 1 Adult$49.00
Total
Price is $49.00
Until Fri, Apr 26

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup and drop-off

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

National Museum of the American Indian
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
(Exterior Visit) Built in 1907, Alexander Hamilton Custom House stands as a Beaux-Arts treasure commemorating the rise of trade and commerce in NYC with 3 floors of art and artifacts dedicated to Native Americans.
Battery Park
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
For more than 200 years, The Battery has been an invaluable part of New York City’s history. Decades before Ellis Island was built or the Statue of Liberty gazed down at incoming boats, millions of newcomers arrived at The Battery from Europe and elsewhere.
Fraunces Tavern Museum
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
(Exterior Visit) The location played a prominent role in history before, during, and after the American Revolution.
Wall Street
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
An actual wall existed on the street from 1685 to 1699. The heart of the financial system and the former location of the Wall was built by enslaved people.
Foley Square
  • 15m
Foley Square is the location of the “Triumph of the Human Spirit,” a sculpture honoring the presence of enslaved people in New York.
African Burial Ground National Monument
  • 10m
African Burial Ground and memorial is the oldest and largest known excavated burial ground in New York documenting the lives of enslaved people in New York.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESNational Museum of the American Indian
    • 1 Bowling Grn,
    • 10004-1415, New York City, New York, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE1 Bowling Green
    • 1 Bowling Green
    • 10004, New York, New York, United States

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