DK Travel : New York : History & Culture

New York : History & Culture

Gotham Walking Tours

Experience New York City up close and personal with a native New Yorker who has a passion for this incredible city. Gotham Walking Tours conducts informative and entertaining public and private walking tours of multiple New York City neighborhoods in Manhattan and Brooklyn, highlighting the political, social, architectural and cultural history of the city's diverse communities. All tours are conducted by a licensed tour guide who holds advanced degrees in American history and in law from Harvard University and from NYU School of Law, and who has been researching and reading about New York City's multifaceted history for over twenty years.
Grant's Tomb

Ulysses S. Grant, a civil war general and two-term US president, rests beside wife Julia, in the largest US mausoleum. Modelled after Napoleon's tomb in Paris. Memorabilia and artefacts, free admission.
Ground Zero Museum Workshop

Hands on tour of the future site of the museum, with photography collections and artefacts. Advanced purchase of tickets required.
Tribute- A Celebration of NYC

Interactive tale of NYC, including Sept. 11th.