Take a Stroll through NYC History: Bowery Boys walking tours
Attention history lovers! If you love New York City, you’re in for a real treat this fall. The Bowery Boys, podcasters Greg Young and Tom Meyers (who is also the founder of EuroCheapo), are kicking off a brand-new series of small-group walking tours that will reveal the city’s history in a whole new way.
If you know the Bowery Boys award-winning podcast, each episode takes you on a journey through a fascinating topic in the history of The Big Apple. These new walking tours will help bring the city’s bygone days to life on the streets where the stories actually took place.
Each expert guide will be hand-picked to capture the entertaining style and riveting storylines that the Bowery Boys capture on every podcast.
Small-group New York City walking tours
To start things off, the first tour, “Landmarks and Legends of Broadway”, is led by Jeff Dobbins, a New York theater insider and Broadway expert, who knows his way around the scene. He’ll take you on a stroll through the history of Broadway and beyond. Highlights on the tour include:
- Times Square, the “Crossroads of the World” and home to NYC’s Theater District
- Broadway’s landmarked theaters, where legendary shows have played.
- The former home of the Ziegfeld Follies
- Sardi’s Restaurant
- Shubert Alley, the long-time town square of the Broadway community
- Rodgers & Hammerstein Way
- Broadway’s most haunted theater
The first walking tour launches on Sunday, October 7th. There are only a few spaces left, but there are also tours on Saturday, October 13th and Sunday, October 14th.
More walking tours coming soon
Check out the full calendar of tours. Many more will be added in the coming weeks as new tour guides join the Bowery Boys Walks’ team. Future tours will cover a variety of fun topics taken straight from the podcast.
You can also keep up to date on the latest news by becoming a friend of Bowery Boys Walks on Facebook or follow them on Instagram, where you can catch a glimpse of the latest photos from the walk and streets of New York.
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Cool! I went to New York around 2 years ago and went on a tour in Greenwhich. It was actually a food tour, were they took us to eat in restaurants located in historic parts of the Village. We were also told about the overall story of the place. I don’t quite remember what company it was but anyway, since then I try to go to tours of new cities I visit. So, it’s great to see more people going into the touring business.