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NYC Underground Subway: Explore Hidden History
4.6
299 Ratings
New York
Uncover the hidden history of NYC’s underground subway system. Explore abandoned stations, discover hidden art installations, and learn about the birth of the subway through archival photos.
Uncover the hidden history of NYC’s underground subway system. Explore abandoned stations, discover hidden art installations, and learn about the birth of the subway through archival photos.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- City Hall Park - You will learn about the creation of the very first NYC subway station while looking at visible remnants from City Hall park!
- Brooklyn Bridge - We will see the Brooklyn at the beginning of the tour
- The Municipal Building - Learn about the importance of this building in the creation of the NYC subway system!
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- City Hall Park - You will learn about the creation of the very first NYC subway station while looking at visible remnants from City Hall park!
- Brooklyn Bridge - We will see the Brooklyn at the beginning of the tour
- The Municipal Building - Learn about the importance of this building in the creation of the NYC subway system!
- Union Square - Explore the Union Square subway station and its surprising Art installation
What's Included
- Ear pieces provided to each guest for clear audio
- Guided walking tour by a native New Yorker
- Ear pieces provided to each guest for clear audio
- Guided walking tour by a native New Yorker
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Metro Card (1 swipe)
- Gratuities
- Metro Card (1 swipe)
Additional Information
Experience the incredible expanse of the largest underground transit network in the world, the lifeblood of the incessantly active city.
- Encounter the nearly vanishing structures of the formerly bustling and now partially deserted Chambers Street station, dubbed as the ‘Downtown’s Grand Central’
- Unearth the remaining traces of Union Square Station…
Experience the incredible expanse of the largest underground transit network in the world, the lifeblood of the incessantly active city.
- Encounter the nearly vanishing structures of the formerly bustling and now partially deserted Chambers Street station, dubbed as the ‘Downtown’s Grand Central’
- Unearth the remaining traces of Union Square Station and become privy to a concealed art piece that is unknowingly passed by thousands of passengers every single day
- Make the number 6 train your personal time-traveling device as it carries you past deserted subway stations unbeknownst to even the most travelled NYC commuters
- Delve into the history of the NYC subway system with extraordinary archival photographs not accessible to the general public
- Understand the amusingly brief route of the legendary ‘Subway prior to the Subway,’ Alfred Ely Beach’s Pneumatic Transit System
Attendees are required to either swipe one MetroCard or tap an OMNY to get into the subway.
Please be aware that despite providing a glimpse of deserted subway stations from the train, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) decidedly denies public entry into these stations under any given situation.
Location
200 Broadway
Broadway
The tour meets outside 200 Broadway, New York, NY 10038 on the southeast corner of Broadway and Fulton Street right outside of the entrance to the Fulton Center. Your guide will hold an "Untapped New York" sign.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(299 Ratings)
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570duncanc
Sep 15, 2024
Excellent history lesson; would have liked more technical background. - AJ was incredibly knowledgeable regarding the history of the NY subway system and enthusiastic in the relaying of this history. It was a most interesting tour.
I am an engineer, and I would have liked to hear more about the workings and construction of the subway itself.
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Mary
Aug 17, 2024
Very interesting - Our tour guide was great. He was very personal and knew his stuff. We really enjoyed it. The only thing I would suggest is, instead of an ear piece, use headphones. That would block out more of the subway noise when he's talking.
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Ye_l
Aug 8, 2024
NY Subway Experience - Seeing it in TV many times in the past, I've never tried it before. This tour is definitely the best way to start giving the complexity of the subway system in NY. Our tour guide is well-prepared with many historic facts, attentive to all the members of the group, funny which made the experience so enjoyable.
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Tammy_s
Jul 27, 2024
Great subway tour - Leaning the history of the subway
Riding the subway and learning about each station we stopped
At
Very interesting tour. Highly recommend it
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Carlininwindsor
Jul 4, 2024
AWESOME tour! - We had a great time with AJ. He is a native NY-er who is personable and funny. I learned so much about the city where I have spent significant time but never really saw some of the details he pointed out. Definitely worth the money!
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Kfspins
Jun 27, 2024
Great tour, learned a lot - AJ was a very knowledgeable tour guide. We got on and off several subway trains and he spoke at each station about the history of that station. He showed us old tile that was covered up and as we went past some old abandoned stations he shined his flashlight so we could see them.
I would recommend this tour but if you are in a wheelchair or on a scooter or have difficulty with stairsit is not for you.
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Lynnemack
Aug 31, 2024
Check Subway Directions - Unfortunately we never the made the tour as we took the wrong subway and ended up on the other side of the river. By the time we came back it was 10.45am! We were very disappointed that we missed it, but of our own doing. Would be nice if we were given a voucher for our next visit.
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Traveler15356222210
Jul 27, 2024
A Very Different New York Experience - The guide was very knowledgable and friendly. He put things across in a very interesting way. Just remember that the subway gets incredibly hot so dress accordingly.
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C7095ddbc
Aug 8, 2024
An exhausting, very detailed talk, on the New York Subway system. - Positives first. The guide was very knowledgeable about the New York subway. We took several trains and got to see some abandoned stations. Right now the negatives. The talk about the subway is very detailed to the point of exhaustion and in places really quite niche. You really have to be a train enthusiast to keep interested. Also the heat of the subways is too much to just stand in one place for 30 minutes while we find out which sections of New York each individual subway franchise in the 40s had or why the mosaic pattern on the station name is as it is. Also the beginning talk in Fulton is nearly 40 minutes long. My suggestion would be to take 30 minutes off the tour. Take out some of the very niche information. Get started earlier and spend less time in the heat of the stations. As it is, it is certainly worth doing only if you are really really interested in the New York subway. Also it is worth noting you don’t actually go to abandoned stations, but see them from a moving train with a flashlight.
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Claude_c
Sep 14, 2024
Bla bla - To much bla bla
Wasn’t very plaisant
It was hot
It was to long
It wan’t what I was expecting
The Guy left someone at the gâte because
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