Experience the comprehensive New York history of death burial epidemics and execution on this epic 2.¾ hour tour (based on the book Death in New York) through Battery Park the Financial District Tribeca the Civic Center and Chinatown!
Main Features
Peer at the Lenape burial capital punishment and prisoner of war islands of New York Harbor from Battery Park
Discover the controversy surrounding museum death acquisitions and exhibits at the National Museum of the American Indian
Unearth the history of epidemics and burial prohibitions at Trinity Church
See the cenotaphs of Irish war heroes and political activists at St. Paul’s Chapel
Learn about the first NYC Catholic burial ground and the ensuing riot at St. Peter’s Church
Visit the location of some of Manhattan’s historic prisons executions excavated dead and President Lincoln’s New York funeral procession at City Hall Park
Observe the site of body-snatching and rioting at the African Burial Ground
Inspect the death toll stats of past and present jails in the Civic Center
Survey an ever-evolving neighborhood on a funeral industry street in Chinatown
Pay a visit to the oldest existing Jewish graveyard in North America in the area of Two Bridges
Refund Policy
Tickets are fully refundable up to 24 hours before the tour begins. All customers have the option to reschedule for any other tour on any date—subject to availability—at no extra cost.
