Death in New York Walking Tour

Sat, 08 Feb, 2025 at 11:00 am to Sun, 04 May, 2025 at 01:00 pm UTC-05:00

Lower Manhattan | New York

Purefinder New York
Publisher/HostPurefinder New York
Death in New York Walking Tour

Experience the comprehensive New York history of death burial epidemics and execution on this epic 2.¾ hour tour (based on the book Death in New York) through Battery Park the Financial District Tribeca the Civic Center and Chinatown!

Main Features

  • Peer at the Lenape burial capital punishment and prisoner of war islands of New York Harbor from Battery Park
  • Discover the controversy surrounding museum death acquisitions and exhibits at the National Museum of the American Indian
  • Unearth the history of epidemics and burial prohibitions at Trinity Church
  • See the cenotaphs of Irish war heroes and political activists at St. Paul’s Chapel
  • Learn about the first NYC Catholic burial ground and the ensuing riot at St. Peter’s Church
  • Visit the location of some of Manhattan’s historic prisons executions excavated dead and President Lincoln’s New York funeral procession at City Hall Park
  • Observe the site of body-snatching and rioting at the African Burial Ground
  • Inspect the death toll stats of past and present jails in the Civic Center
  • Survey an ever-evolving neighborhood on a funeral industry street in Chinatown
  • Pay a visit to the oldest existing Jewish graveyard in North America in the area of Two Bridges


Event Venue

Lower Manhattan, Lower Manhattan, New York, NY, United States

Tickets

USD 42.00

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