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Vintage Tour in Lower Manhattan with Expert Local Guide
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Vintage Tour in Lower Manhattan with Expert Local Guide

By Friendly Local Guides New York
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If you are tired from the urban and busted Manhattan, the best place to deep down into the history of the city is to visit the Vintage Lower Manhattan. The tour is lead within a small group and a guide who will dip you into the culture of the culture of social change and the historical architecture that within ages shaped the today’s Soho. The Vintage Lower Manhattan combined different restaurants, shops that are ideal for history and culture lovers of New York.
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Ages 0-99, max of 10 per group
Duration: 90–120 minutes
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Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Friendly local guide
  • Must see and off the beaten path
  • Iconic places for photoshoot
  • Expert advice where to go and what to do after the tour
What's not included
  • Gratuities (optional)


Start:
  • The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003, USA
End:
  • Columbus Park, Mulberry Street &, Baxter St, New York, NY 10013, USA

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Pushchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 11498P234

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travellers

  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 11498P234

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  • Mulberry Street &, Baxter St, New York, NY 10013, USA
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  • Friendly Local Guides New York
    25
    Brooklyn, United States
    Joined in May 2015
  • carriesU6643JU
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Must experience!
    Then tour was one of the main goals of our NYC trip. The actress giving the tour did not disappoint! We got to visit SJP shoe store, Carrie Bradshaw stoop, Aiden and Steve’s bar, and the list goes on! I have included pictures. Thank you for life long memories, definitely worth the money!
    Written 3 October 2024
  • 529reenau
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Thank you for the great " Breakfast at Tiffany's"movie tour experience!
    I had the best quality time with tour guide Adam! As I am a passionate movie and acting lover, I was amazed over his capability to show new details of the movie world and real life connections. The organisational side of the tour was smooth and positive, Adam operated with timetable, itinerary, weather and transport issues very cooperatively. Thank you for the best "Breakfast at Tiffany's" experience! Reena from Estonia
    Written 10 September 2024
  • K9276AWmariac
    0 contributions
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    NOT a Sex and the City tour
    My tour was absolutely horrid. Worst experience of my life. This was not a Sex and the City tour. Tour guide and only referenced the show a little bit and kept talking about Trump. This was not a Trump tour. You should not over charge people for matching the person with a tour guide that know absolute zero about the tour. We ended up cutting the tour short and the guide had the audacity to ask for a tip.
    Written 25 May 2024
  • olisa
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fabulous visit
    Great tour with Monia a great guide Very friendly visit very informative about history and places Made us discover areas we didn t know and put them in historical and architectural context End of visit at a great Italian cafe where they serve the best espressos of NYC Totally recommend Pierre S
    Written 16 May 2024
  • kristinross31
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    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    Faux foodie experience
    This was a terrible food tour that lacked actual food samples as advertised. The tour guide expected tour attendees (just me) to pay for his train fair and any food or beverage items that I paid for at venues along the way.
    Written 5 February 2024
  • Brian H
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Walking through nyc metro history
    I met John in lower Manhattan and he was very knowledgeable about the history of new york and new jersey. As we walked around we actively discussed details around the revolutionary War up through the events around 9/11 and how the area has changed over time. I learned a great deal and would recommend to anybody interested in the new york metro history and architecture
    Written 22 January 2024
  • Q5644GGkennethb
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A FIRST TIME EXPERIENCE THAT I ENJOYED TREMENDOUSLY
    FOR THJE FIRST TIME I VISITED A BREWERY IN FREEHOLD New Jersey. IT WAS A QUAINT PLACE WITH UPSTAIRS AND DOWNSTAIRS SEATING. YOU COULD ORDER YOUR BEER AND THEN IF YOU WANTED FOOD YOU ORDERED IT BY PHONE. RESTAURANTS ARE NEAR THE BREWERY. ENTERTAINMENT WAS PROVIDED AT THE ARTIS BREWERY. THE ENTERTAINER, BRYAN BREATHES WAS PERFORMING. A VERY TALENTED YOUNG MAN WHO PLAYS THE PIANO, GUITAR AND HARMONICA CAPTURED THE AUDIENCE WITH HIS UNIQUE TALENTS OF THE MUSIC WORLD. HE TAKES REQUESTS AND PLAYS HIS OWN SONGS FOR THE EVENING. AT ONE POINT IN THE EVENING HE HAD ENGAGED 4 MEN IN ILLUSTRATING THEIR TALENTS ON THE MICROPHONE. THE AUDIENCE ENJOYED THAT SIDE SHOW WITH THE ENTERTAINER ACCOMPANY THEM ON HIS GUITAR. IT WAS A REQUEST MADE BY THEM AND BRYAN ENGAGED HIMSELF IN HELPING MAKE THE SHOW A SUCCESS. WHAT A EVENING THIS WAS! IF YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT ARTIS BREWERY AT 36 SOUTH STREET IN FREEHOLD New Jersey YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED. NOT ONLY ARE THE DRINKS WORTH WHILE BUT THE ENTERTAINMENT IS A REAL TREAT. YOU CAN EVEN BRING IN YOUR FOOD OR ORDER FROM NEARBY RESTAURANTS.
    Written 30 September 2023
  • 694RobertM694
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    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    Not what we expected
    On August 29th, we met our guide, Adam, at the appointed location in Brooklyn and began our 3-hour walking tour. We were the only two people on the tour; we couldn't help wondering if this was good or bad. We proceeded up one ordinary street where Adam pointed out several different ethnic restaurants (a few closed or under renovations), pointing out that 7 different nationalities were represented. I guess this would be fascinating to some, but we are from Vancouver and here we have every conceivable ethnic restaurant you can name. So, mildly interesting. At the end of the first block we came to a Japanese Ice Cream shop. Adam suggested we go in for a sample ... one of the "tastings' referred to in the tour description. Let's just say the lady behind the counter was less than happy about giving out a free sample. If looks could kill ... we left quickly feeling quite embarrassed that Adam had not introduced himself, "Oh hi, I'm Adam with Viator ... I spoke with someone here the other day who said it would be OK for us to try a taste" ... nothing like that. His response was "well I spoke to someone here the other day and she said it would be OK". Problem, THAT person wasn't in on the day we visited and nobody else knew anything about any free tastings. So, when Adam next suggested we head out to an area where there were 40 different restaurants, and presumably a few more tastings, we were doubtful. Especially when he told us the restaurants were located 16 blocks away. It was hot and muggy and we had our overnight bags with us. Not Adam's fault of course, but the reality of walking 16 blocks just to find restaurants where "maybe" we would enjoy a tasting seemed unappealing. And Adam did not say "gee I'm sorry the ice cream place didn't work out but I promise the other restaurants know we're coming and it's all set up." In fact, we don't think these tastings were formally arranged at all. Since we were the only two on this tour, we asked if he could just take us to see some of the sights we'd heard about such as Washington Street, the Manhattan Bridge. He seemed tentative and said he wasn't familiar with the area and hadn't done any tour prep on that area. Earlier we had noted that the tour was to end in DUMBO - Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass - which is a charming and chic neighbourhood. We were hoping to find the famed old Fulton Ferry Building and Grimaldi's Pizza. We found the pizza place. But no tastings arranged there. After about an hour and a half of walking without having seen much of what we'd expected, we called an end to it. The cost of the tour for the two of us was $280 US - to us Canadians with our bad exchange rate, that's $390 Cdn. Regardless of which currency is used, we didn't feel this tour delivered the value we expected for that outlay, especially when the word 'FOOD' is first in the tour description. It would be wrong to leave the impression that Adam was not a friendly, local guide - he was a nice man. But this tour seemed ill-prepared.
    Written 8 September 2023
  • tarock55
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    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    Not worth it!
    Tour did not focus on the tour we paid for. He expected us to pay for his train ride to the locations we were going to. He talked about every building we passed which had nothing to do with our tour. I was very unsatisfied with this tour guide. I would suggest you use your own city map app and do it yourself.
    Written 13 July 2023
  • Z9450ZOlorib
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    2.0 of 5 bubbles
    Disappointing toue
    We go on lots of tours in US and abroad. Sadly this is one of the most disappointing tours we have ever been on. We rode the subway to Brooklyn and then walked across the Brooklyn Bridge in the rain. The weather is what it is but the guide while nice enough hardly spoke and didn’t teach us much about the bridge or historic buildings on the tour. We knew more about the landmarks and events than he did, we eventually just wound up reading the placards on the Brooklyn Bridge to learn things. For such an expensive private tour we felt that our guide was not a professional guide and shared too little information with us and also didn’t pace the walking tour very well.
    Written 5 October 2022
  • azzure
    0 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fast-paced tour.
    Robert was fine, and very well informed about NYC architecture. He is also a very fast walker, so be prepared, but this may have been because he misunderstood the amount of time we had for the tour. I would have liked to be able to find all the buildings we saw on a map for later reference, but this didn't seem possible given the pace of the tour.
    Written 1 October 2022
  • justinbC4992LD
    0 contributions
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    Worst Tour in 8+ years
    The guide didn’t speak English half of the time, they were late and quit on us 20 minutes into t he tour. Also they could not find Lombardi’s Pizzeria which was ON THE LIST of stops. They also changed the time of the tour and the location. We asked for a refund and we’re denied. It also came up under food tours in the search, but that was our fault for not reading that in the detailed information. I’ve been booking tours all the time for 8+ years and have never had an experience half this bad. I’ll make sure to never use this company again and tell everyone I know who travels to make sure they never use them in the future. This company has very few reviews and now I know why, STAY AWAY AT ALL COST!
    Written 19 September 2022
  • Getaway642215
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A perfect day spent
    A perfect day in New York!!! I learned so much! I loved walking around the city and learning about all the buildings and it’s history. I would do it again in a heartbeat
    Written 14 June 2022
  • Dipashree K
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Small group, time efficient and perfect tour guide!
    Special mention to Daniel our Tour guide. He was very well versed and knew the history of the place. Small group, time effective, highly recommended!
    Written 22 April 2022
  • Rebecca1975G
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fabulous Sex in the City Tour
    This tour was fabulous! Our tour guide told us not just sex in the city facts but facts about the city of New York too! The highlight of the trip was definitely seeing the New York public library where Carrie and Big almost got married. Then learning about how the idea of rubber sneakers were made right there in the by library. Our tour guide, Moniane, was extremely knowledgeable and asked us if there was any places we wanted to go, she was very flexible! Definitely a highlight of our week in New York!
    Written 23 March 2022
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