Greenwich Village Tour – New York City, New York

EXPERIENCE:

Begin your 2-hour tour at the corner of 6th Avenue and Waverly Place, and learn about the history of Greenwich Village. Head to the Edgar Allan Poe house and the Washington Square Hotel.

Explore Washington Square Park, a former potter’s field, and learn how this area became the destination for musicians and protesters. Visit the Brown Building, site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in 1911, an event that led to the American labor movement.

Head up McDougal Street, and see Cafe Wha, Cafe Reggio, and the Comedy Cellar. Learn where the best pizza in NYC is sold.

Stroll down Christopher Street and visit the Stonewall Inn, where a riot in 1969 began America’s Gay Rights Movement.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Visit Washington Square Park, home to musicians and protesters
See the Brown Building and Stonewall Inn, where important movements began
Take in many of the historic homes and businesses in the Village

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