Quick Details
Schedule: Monday to Saturday
Duration: 2 hours
Departure Time: 11:00 a.m. EST
Other Languages: English, Spanish, Italian
NYC Slavery & the Underground Railroad Walking Tour
Learn the exciting history of how a band of brave men and women formed the networks that became the Underground Railroad. Visit an archeological site and memorial dedicated to the memory of enslaved Africans in colonial America. View a former station of the Underground Railroad. Learn about the riots, revolts, and dramatic escapes that occurred during the era of American slavery. Listen to tales of courage and triumph and discover the stories of real New Yorkers who risked their lives and properties to help people escape slavery on this historical New York City walking tour.
Tour Highlights:
- Learn the exciting history of how a band of brave men and women formed the networks that became the Underground Railroad.
- Explore Lower Manhattan sites relevant to the slave trade from Battery Park to Wall Street to the African Burial Ground.
- Learn about the early African-American history of New York and how African-Americans impacted the creation of the city.
- View historic sites like Fraunces Tavern, Trinity Church, Federal Hall, NYC Stock Exchange, Wall Street, and the African Burial Ground National Memorial.
- Enjoy this tour as featured on ABC News, Netflix, the New York Times, NBC News, Newsday, and Amsterdam News, and the NY Times best-selling book “How the Word is Passed.”
Important Information
- This tour requires at least 2 guests or fee equivalent.
Meeting Locations
- Meet your guide in front of the Museum of the American Indian – 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004
- The guide will be holding up a Red, Inside Out Tours Flag.
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Visitors to the Park are required to submit to airport-style security screening before boarding.
Prohibited items include Drones, Scooters, Skateboards, Firearms, Explosives or Flammables, Knives or Sharp objects (including tools) Pepper Spray, Mace, and All markers (permanent or erasable).
- Visitors to the Park are required to submit to airport-style security screening before boarding. Prohibited items include Drones, Scooters, Skateboards, Firearms, Explosives or Flammables, Knives or Sharp objects (including tools) Pepper Spray, Mace, and All markers (permanent or erasable).
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- Visitors to the Park are required to submit to airport-style security screening before boarding. Prohibited items include Drones, Scooters, Skateboards, Firearms, Explosives or Flammables, Knives or Sharp objects (including tools) Pepper Spray, Mace, and All markers (permanent or erasable).
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If you purchase the tour, you will receive a round-trip ferry ticket with a visit to both Liberty Island and Ellis Island.
- Visitors to the Park are required to submit to airport-style security screening before boarding. Prohibited items include Drones, Scooters, Skateboards, Firearms, Explosives or Flammables, Knives or Sharp objects (including tools) Pepper Spray, Mace, and All markers (permanent or erasable).
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Cancellations made with a minimum of 48 hours advance notice will receive the opportunity to reschedule. All requests must be put in writing and received by us. Please email us here!
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Once a tour has started we cannot delay for late arrivals or interrupt a tour guide so that latecomers may find them, as this adversely affects the tour experience for others. Please call 800-258-7359 and we will try our best to direct you to the next destination on the tour.
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Our tours run rain or shine. In the case of severe inclement weather, tours will be canceled and a full refund will be provided.
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Gratuities are accepted and greatly appreciated. They’re a great way to tell your guide they did an awesome job and show your appreciation.
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Check out Frequently Asked Questions for more details.
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