New York City history tours from the Bowery Boys Podcast

Bowery Boys Walks is now hosting private in-person walking tours for small groups. Read more about us and our guides.


Ghost Tours with Carl Raymond -- Limited Tickets Available!

  • Fri, October 20 and Saturday, October 21st:
    Private Candlelight Ghost Tour of the Merchant’s House Museum with Carl Raymond (6 PM)

    • October Walking Tours

  • Sun, October 1: Stop the Presses! New York Newspaper History Tour (10:30 AM)
  • Sun, October 1: Jane Jacobs vs Robert Moses Walking Tour (11 AM)
  • Sun, October 1: Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue (2 PM)
  • Fri, October 6: Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue (11 AM)
  • Sat, October 7: East Village Tour: Artists, Oddballs & Provocateurs (10 AM)
  • Sat, October 7: New York World’s Fair Tour: 1939/40 and 1964/65 (12 PM)
  • Sun, October 8: The Gilded Age World of Edith Wharton (10:30 AM)
  • Sun, October 8: Ladies’ Mile Cast-Iron Architecture & Gilded Age Shopping Tour (11 AM)
  • Sun, October 8: Glorious Grand Central Terminal Tour (2 PM)
  • Thu, October 12: Under the High Line: A Walk Through the History & Art of Chelsea (5:30 PM)
  • Sat, October 14: Brooklyn Bridge Tour with Kriss Roebling (10 AM)
  • Sun, October 15: Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue (11 AM)
  • Fri, October 20: Private Candlelight Ghost Tour of the Merchant’s House Museum with Carl Raymond (6 PM)
  • Sat, October 21: Central Harlem Walking Tour (10 AM)
  • Sat, October 21: Private Candlelight Ghost Tour of the Merchant’s House Museum with Carl Raymond (6 PM)
  • Sun, October 22: VIP Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue (11 AM) - Sold Out
  • Sun, October 22: Jane Jacobs vs Robert Moses Walking Tour (11 AM)
  • Sun, October 22: The Met Revealed: an Insider’s Tour of the Great Museum (12 PM) - Sold Out
  • Fri, October 27: Whitman and Melville’s New York by Foot and Ferry (3 PM)
  • Sat, October 28: Glorious Grand Central Terminal Tour (11 AM)
  • Sat, October 28: Jane Jacobs vs Robert Moses Walking Tour (11 AM)
  • Sun, October 29: Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue (11 AM)
  • Sun, October 29: Hidden History of Greenwich Village History (2 PM)

    • All start times are Eastern Time Zone / New York Time.

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    The Bowery Boys NYC History podcasters, Greg Young and Tom Meyers, have been entertaining their audiences with tales of New York since 2007. Now they're taking their stories to the streets, with Bowery Boys Walking Tours developed by the Bowery Boys along with expert tour guides.

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