Neighborhood Walking Tours

Outside the Home

Get 30% off your tour using code WALK at checkout!

Public and neighborhood spaces have always been part of New Yorkers daily lives, offering community beyond the walls of home. On this walking tour, we’ll look at how Lower East Siders shaped and were shaped by their neighborhood over the 19th and early 20th Centuries. From stores to parks, movie theaters to schools, discover how these spaces became important centers for navigating identity, advocacy, and cultural exchange.

This tour discusses the people and stories behind public spaces and landmarks on the Lower East Side. Among others, stops on this tour include:

  • The Daily Forward Building, where Jewish socialists championed for workers’ rights in the early 1900s
  • Seward Park, the first municipal playground in the United States
  • Jarmulowsky Bank Building, where many immigrants entrusted their savings
Neighborhood Walking Tours

Outside the Home

Get 30% off your tour using code WALK at checkout!

Public and neighborhood spaces have always been part of New Yorkers daily lives, offering community beyond the walls of home. On this walking tour, we’ll look at how Lower East Siders shaped and were shaped by their neighborhood over the 19th and early 20th Centuries. From stores to parks, movie theaters to schools, discover how these spaces became important centers for navigating identity, advocacy, and cultural exchange.

This tour discusses the people and stories behind public spaces and landmarks on the Lower East Side. Among others, stops on this tour include:

  • The Daily Forward Building, where Jewish socialists championed for workers’ rights in the early 1900s
  • Seward Park, the first municipal playground in the United States
  • Jarmulowsky Bank Building, where many immigrants entrusted their savings
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Neighborhood Walking Tours
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Tour begins at 103 Orchard Street
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60 minutes
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Ages 0 + Permitted
Wheelchair Accessible
1.1 miles

Accessibility | For visitors using assistive listening devices: Please note that our walking tours use audio amplification devices that are not compatible with most hearing aids.

For questions about tour accessibility, please e-mail lestm@tenement.org.

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Admission

  • Individual $30
  • Individual Using a Wheelchair $25
  • Child 5 and Under $0

Member

  • Member $0

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Host a private tour for a small group at a flat rate of $360 (on Monday – Friday between 10 am – 5 pm) and $450 outside of business hours and on weekends and holidays. Members receive a 15% discount.

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