Immerse yourself in New York’s rich history of death, burial, epidemics, and execution on this in-depth 2.75-hour tour (based on the book Death in New York) exploring Battery Park, the Financial District, Tribeca, the Civic Center, and Chinatown.
Tour Highlights
- 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
