Historic Haunts of Lower Manhattan

Join Bowery Boys Walks for an unforgettable tour through New York’s haunted history! The 1.5-mile walking tour includes sites from the city’s founding 400 years ago to its Civil War legacy. With colorful stories, historic images, and a bit of humor, this tour combines the city’s detailed history with ghostly tales of old New York.

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Tour Highlights

On the walking tour, get ready to see…

• Bowling Green: site of the city’s founding, oldest park, and spectral visitors
• Fraunces Tavern: where spirits are served…and regularly encountered
• Trinity Churchyard: burial plot of more than 100,000 bodies, including legendary New Yorkers
• St. Paul’s Chapel: haunt of one of NYC’s most flamboyant ghosts
• Tweed Courthouse: where Boss Tweed’s spirit still holds court
• City Hall Park: site of a Revolutionary War-era prison with a ghastly history
• Blood Manor: former studio of photographer Mathew Brady and the terrifying spirits he summoned

Praise for the tour:

“Went on the Historic Haunts of Lower Manhattan Walking Tour and loved it. Super interesting facts and very entertaining! Such a nice guide. Will definitely look for other ones. Love their podcasts too, that’s how I found the tour.”

–Google

“Awesome tour of lower Manhattan. I have lived in NYC for over a decade and did not know any of the stories. Our guide was really knowledgeable and friendly. Great group of random strangers – we were almost all listeners of the podcast! (But you definitely do not need to be a listener)”

–Google

Duration

Tour: 1 hour and 45 minutes; 1.5 miles of walking

This tour starts at Bowling Green in Lower Manhattan, right in front of The National Museum of the American Indian (also known as the Alexander Hamilton Customs House), and ends at Broadway and Franklin Streets in Tribeca.

Rates

$50 per person
(Best suited for ages 16+) 

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Get into a spooky mood by listening to Bowery Boys podcasts about ghosts in New York City. Listen here!