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Princeton Tour Company

116 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542
609-902-3637
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Princeton University Library
We're so proud to show people the Princeton they NEVER knew existed!
Everyone sees Einstein's house and neighborhood on our tours but WAIT until you find out WHY he
Get ready for jaw dropping architecture - nearly every style is covered on every tour!
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Ranked #1 of 2 tours in Princeton
5.0 of 5 stars 198 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: April through December we offer weekly public walking tours, ghost tours and group outings in Princeton, New Jersey! Private groups can enjoy our... more » Owner description: April through December we offer weekly public walking tours, ghost tours and group outings in Princeton, New Jersey! Private groups can enjoy our custom tours, bus tours, scavenger hunts and convention speakers year round. Our tours are rated the #1 Attraction on TripAdvisor, New York Times and Small Meetings Magazine. We're rated the #1 northeastern tour company by AAA Magazine. Our professional tour guides use IPads to help connect the historical dots while combining facts and just enough folklore to make everyone feel like a bonafide local! Princeton was the nation's first capitol? The last train robbery occurred in Princeton? Einstein's brain was stolen? Indiana Jones grew up in Princeton and dated the real Nancy Drew? All true and that's not the good stuff! Our tours take you to all the essential sites on Princeton University campus as well as the neighborhoods of Albert Einstein, TS Eliot, F Scott Fitzgerald, Woodrow Wilson, Grover Cleveland, Robert Oppenheimer, Brooke Shields, Toni Morrison and MORE! « less
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West Windsor, NJ
1 review
“excellent tour”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

This is an EXCELLENT walking tour. We have lived in the Princeton area for more than 15 years, but since it was a holiday weekend we had a "vacation mindset" and we decided to take this tour to learn more about Princeton and because we enjoy walking tours in general (when we travel). My husband and I both loved the... More

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Bridgewater, New Jersey
1 review
“Great tour of Princeton!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

Mimi was energetic, informative, passionate and funny. Would definately take another tour they offered. She loves her job! Really enjoyed our day in Princeton and learned a lot.

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Princeton, New Jersey
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
“Princeton holiday trolley tour”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

Mimi did a fantastic job of telling us things about our town that we never knew...and we have lived here for 7 years!

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Princeton, New Jersey
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34 reviews 34 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“The Best of Princeton!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012

Stop by the Princeton University Bookstore and sign-up for a tour of our wonderful town. Mimi will make sure you see everything worth seeing. I have lived here for 14 years and she has all the scoop!

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“Amazing learning experience and fun way to learn all about the greatness of Princeton!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012

Great tour. Even as a student for multiple years and having an older brother who also went to Princeton, there was so much I learned about the town outside of the university. Mimi is a great tour guide and a joy to be around. Keep it up!

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Pennington, New Jersey
1 review
“Great Information, Great Time”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012

I thought Mimi did a wonderful job, not just delivering that facts (and some interesting little known ones at that!) but her delivery was humorous and well-paced. The two hours flew by.

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Stockton, New Jersey, USA
1 review
“Very Impressed!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

I was very scepticle about this tour. I've lived in NJ for about 23 years and didn't think that I would find value in a tour of an NJ city. I was wrong!!! The tour was awesome! Filled with fun facts and history that I had no idea about. I was very impressed with the knowledge our tour guide possessed... More

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Holmdel, New Jersey
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“I think I'm smarter already!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012
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What a wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon! A tour with Mimi is filled with facts and fun. She is so knowledgable - but not if a stuffy "I know so much about Princeton" way - more a "Wait 'til I tell you what was going on here back then" way! Mimi was wonderful and the pace of the... More

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New Jersey
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12 reviews 12 reviews
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54 helpful votes 54 helpful votes
“Take the Tour!!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012
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The Princeton Tour Company's two hour walking tour was so enjoyable. Each person is furnished with a gizmo and ear piece so that you can easily hear everything the tour guide is saying. HINT - if if you have small ear canals and always have trouble with ear buds, bring your own. Anyway, our tour guide was very knowledgeable, funny,... More

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Columbus, New Jersey, United States
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Best tour guide ever!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012
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Even if you think you know Princeton, you don't, unless you know Mimi. I have never had a more pleasurable, informative and fun tour anywhere! You may think there are more interesting places to tour than Princeton, but wherever that place is, they don't have Mimi. So go ahead, have fun, and take the tour. You won't be disappointed.

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