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National Mall & DC Monuments Electric Cart Tour

Skip crowded sidewalks and slide into e-Red Roadsters for a journey down the mall.

4.84 out of 5 average rating, 200 reviews

Step inside Fifth Avenue's gilded age mansions

Wander through Gilded Age mansions along Fifth Avenue. Trace tales of power, love, and architecture.

4.99 out of 5 average rating, 112 reviews

Uncover New York's hidden art and architecture

Explore NYC's hidden gems and stunning structures with John, a retired civil engineer and licensed guide. Uncover art secrets while enjoying stories of iconic bridges and vibrant murals.

4.98 out of 5 average rating, 281 reviews

Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Highlights

Discover architectural, cultural and historical gems as you explore two of the most picturesque neighborhoods in Brooklyn in one epic experience.

5 out of 5 average rating, 10 reviews

Stroll amid Lower Manhattan’s public art scene

With an urban art insider, take in modernist sculptures, uncover the surprising history behind the FiDi skyline, and hunt for secret spaces created by corporate compromise.

5 out of 5 average rating, 2 reviews

Art Deco Icons of NYC Tour

From towering spires to subteranean passageways, this Art Deco tour reveals the unseen side of New York’s most famous and overlooked skyscrapers from the 1920s and 1930s!

5 out of 5 average rating, 14 reviews

Walking Great Barrington's Architecture & History

Discover downtown Great Barrington's beauty and hidden history!

5 out of 5 average rating, 105 reviews

Fun and Interactive National Mall Tour With Local

Discover well-kept secrets and interesting facts, even unknown to most locals.

4.97 out of 5 average rating, 30 reviews

Discover Downtown Bath in the City of Ships

Stroll Bath’s rich maritime history and hidden gems with a local librarian.

5 out of 5 average rating, 1 reviews

Explore east of the river in Anacostia

Discover the resilience of DC's Black community through Anacostia's diverse architecture.

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Craft Tochigi leather with an artisan

Shape timeless pieces from domestically produced Tochigi leather alongside a leather craftsman and founder of R-Atelier.

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Powering NYC: East River Ferry Tour

Visit the birthplace of America’s first power plant, see the plants powering the city today, and sail past iconic bridges and abandoned islands as we explore a clean energy future.

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Explore the Street Art, and more, of Adams Morgan

Explore an eclectic and historic neighborhoods in NW Washington D.C., where street art and entertainment abound. See approx 20 murals, from modern street art to historic and cultural works of art.

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The Tenement History & the Lower East Side

This tour explores the evolution of the New York City tenement building-type and tracks the massive immigrant waves who came through one of history's most iconic neighborhoods.

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Midtown Manhattan Art & Architecture Walking Tour

This tour covers the fundamentals of architecture, from the Classical to the Art Deco to the Modern, while engaging with dozens of works of public and private art along the way.

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Explore the Gilded Age City around Madison Square

Explore the ruins of a forgotten city around Madison Square when the finest shops, theaters and hotels radiated out from 23rd Street, Broadway and Fifth Avenue.

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Architecture, Holdouts and the Midtown Streetscape

On this tour of the Midtown Business District we look at how holdouts--property owners and leaseholders who refused to sell to a developer--changed the city's streetscape in a variety of ways.

5 out of 5 average rating, 2 reviews

SoHo: A Walk from Astor Place to The Five Points

The most requested tour of 1840s New York was to go from the elite residential neighborhoods to the Five Points, today it is a walk through SoHo, an architecturally rich Manhattan neighborhood.

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'Under the High Line' Walking Tour

Explore the Meatpacking and Chelsea’s transformation since the High Line opened, trace its history and discover the hidden link between various buildings that have added to the city's built legacy.