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Upper East Side Tour: Cold War Spies
New York
This excursion showcases the elegant Upper East Side as the backdrop for several obscure or neglected characters involved in the intrigue of the Cold War.
This excursion showcases the elegant Upper East Side as the backdrop for several obscure or neglected characters involved in the intrigue of the Cold War.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- An upscale FBI surveillance post.
- The previous abode of a US industrialist converted into a Soviet consulate, witnessed a ‘fallout’ between the US and USSR.
- At the former dwelling of Ernest Hemingway we’ll discover his recruitment by a Soviet espionage director, and his adventures during WWII.
- Home of John Hazard Reynolds - The Wall Street…
- An upscale FBI surveillance post.
- The previous abode of a US industrialist converted into a Soviet consulate, witnessed a ‘fallout’ between the US and USSR.
- At the former dwelling of Ernest Hemingway we’ll discover his recruitment by a Soviet espionage director, and his adventures during WWII.
- Home of John Hazard Reynolds - The Wall Street Communist.
- Former Cuban Embassy to the United Nations.
- Boyhood home of Michael Whitney Straight - Easily Influenced Wealthy Youth.
- Home of Victor A. Kravchenko, a Soviet turncoat who wrote I Chose Freedom, and I Chose Justice.
- Home of Morris and Lona Cohen, the seemingly friendly couple who purloined the blueprints for the first atomic bomb.
- Permanent Embassy of the Russian Federation to the United Nations.
- Home of Arkady Shevchenko - Chief Soviet Official to Desert to the West.
What's Included
- Guided tour with visual aid presentation.
- Guided tour with visual aid presentation.
Location
981 5th Ave
5th Avenue
Across from 800 5th Ave on the Central Park side of the intersection of 5th Ave and
E. 61st St.
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.
