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Harlem Gospel Experience Accessible Tour

Quick Details

Calendar Schedule: Sundays

Hour Glass Duration: 4 hours

Clock Departure Time: 7:30 a.m. EST

Globe Other Languages: English, Spanish, Italian, French

Important Note: Out of respect for the congregation hosting us, please dress appropriately and refrain from wearing flip-flops, tank tops, or shorts.

Harlem Gospel Experience Walking Tour

Enjoy a neighborhood tour of the cultural capital of Black America and experience the soulful sounds of gospel music. Explore the streets walked by greats such as Billie Holiday, Malcolm X, and Michael Jackson while viewing legendary sites like the Apollo Theater, the Abyssinian Baptist Church, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Strivers’ Row, Hotel Theresa, and much more. After the neighborhood tour, you also have a chance to enjoy a gospel performance at a service in a local church.

Tour Highlights:

  • View the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, one of the largest research libraries dedicated to the history of African Americans.
  • Visit the exterior of the Harlem Hospital, home to the first major WPA commissioned work awarded to an African American artist.
  • Discover how Harlem became the second Dutch colony in Manhattan and learn the story of its enslaved African Americans as well as the arrival of African Americans during the Great Migration to Harlem.
  • Learn about the origins of Gospel Music and how its influences spread throughout the Christian churches and served as the foundations for many different types of American music.
  • View iconic Harlem sites like Abyssinian church, Strivers’ Row, the Apollo Theater, African Square, and many other locations.
  • Get a chance to experience local gospel music at a Harlem church.

Important Information

  • This tour requires at least 2 guests or fee equivalent.

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Amazing tour!!! JAV

We toured the Statue of Liberty (SOL) and Ellis Island (EI) with a wonderfully informative guide this week -- and although I have been to SOL before, I came away this time with many more details and interesting facts! Rori is a delight and a fine speaker, and my whole party was totally pleased with our tour to these iconic places. I wholeheartedly recommend this tour !!!

Very interesting and knowledgeable tour

Great tour with an absolutely amazing guide. Katelin performs so interestingly. Thank you inside out tours for such a great time 👍👍👍

– Sazhida I
A great way to see Liberty and Ellis Islands

I have previously visited Liberty Island and been up to the pedestal and the crown but this was by ourselves and not with a guide. I have not previously visited Ellis Island. Our guide was Catie. The word "Perky" was definitely invented for her but she was perky in a funny endearing way and not in an annoying way. She kept the tour moving at a good pace and was very well informed and able to answer questions. It was a great way to see Liberty Island and a good amount of time was allowed for photos and to visit the new museum and the gift shop. I had been wanting to visit Ellis Island for some time and again Catie was well informed. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and definitely recommend it.

– Karen S