NYC Discovery Tours: December 2001
For more information on any of the tours, write to nycdiscovery@hotmail.com.
| JOHN LENNON AND THE BEATLES' NEW YORK | Sat., Dec. 8 and Sun., Dec 9 only at 12 Noon |
Just imagine.. on the 21st anniversary of his death a walking tour celebrating his life and the Beatles' career. Stops include the Ed Sullivan Theatre where the Beatles debuted, Carnegie Hall where they performed, Strawberry Fields, and the Dakota.
Cost: $13 per person, For reservations and meeting place: 212-465-3331
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VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS | Sat, Dec 8 and Sun., Dec 9 at 2:30 PM |
Go back in time and discover Christmas in the Victorian era with a walking tour of historical sites in Gramercy and Chelsea associated with the holiday and how New York celebrated it. Stops include where O. Henry wrote Gift of the Magi, where Clement Clarke Moore is said to have penned Twas the Night Before Christmas; and Ladies Mile, the Christmas shopping area of the 1800s.
Cost: $13 per person, For reservations and meeting place: 212-465-3331
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HISTORIC TAVERNS AT CHRISTMAS | Sat., Dec. 8 and Sun., Dec. 9 at 5:15 PM |
Hot wassails, Christmas Cider Ale and other Christmas spirits await you on this tour of historic taverns decorated for the season. Stops include White Horse Tavern, a haunt of Dylan Thomas, who wrote A Child's Christmas in Wales.
Cost: $13 per person (drinks extra), For reservations and meeting place: 212-465-3331
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FROM ST. NICK TO SANTA: HOW NEW YORK TRANSFORMED KRIS KRINGLE |
Sat., Dec 15 and Sun., Dec 16 at 12 Noon and 2:30 PM |
Walking tour focusing on sites associated with New York's role in the development of St. Nicholas as a Christmas figure. Stops include sites associated with Washington Irving, who introduced Americans to St. Nick as a Christmas gift bringer, and Thomas Nast, the cartoonist whose illustrations popularized the standard image of Santa today. Cost: $13 per person, For reservations and meeting place: 212-465-3331
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HISTORIC TAVERNS AT CHRISTMAS | Sat., Dec. 15 and Sun., Dec. 16 at 5:15 PM |
Hot wassails, Christmas Cider Ale and other Christmas spirits await you on this tour of historic taverns decorated for the season. Stops include White Horse Tavern, a haunt of Dylan Thomas, who wrote A Child's Christmas in Wales.
Cost: $13 per person (drinks extra), For reservations and meeting place: 212-465-3331
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VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS | Sat, Dec 22 and Sun., Dec 23 at 12 Noon and 2:30 PM |
Go back in time and discover Christmas in the Victorian era with a walking tour of historical sites in Gramercy and Chelsea associated with the holiday and how New York celebrated it. Stops include where O. Henry wrote Gift of the Magi, where Clement Clarke Moore is said to have penned Twas the Night Before Christmas; and Ladies Mile, the Christmas shopping area of the 1800s.
Cost: $13 per person, For reservations and meeting place: 212-465-3331
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HISTORIC TAVERNS AT CHRISTMAS | Sat., Dec. 22 and Sun., Dec. 23 at 5:15 PM |
Hot wassails, Christmas Cider Ale and other Christmas spirits await you on this tour of historic taverns decorated for the season. Stops include White Horse Tavern, a haunt of Dylan Thomas, who wrote A Child's Christmas in Wales.
Cost: $13 per person (drinks extra), For reservations and meeting place: 212-465-3331
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ORIGINS OF CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS | Sat., Dec 29 and Sun., Dec 30 at 12 Noon and 2:30 PM |
Manhattan walking tour of sites exploring connections to great holiday traditions. Stops include the site of the Currier and Ives shop, stops from Charles Dickens first New York visit, and where the editorial "Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus" was written.
Cost: $13 per person, For reservations and meeting place: 212-465-3331
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HISTORIC TAVERNS AT CHRISTMAS | Sat., Dec. 29 and Sun., Dec. 30 at 5:15 PM |
Hot wassails, Christmas Cider Ale and other Christmas spirits await you on this tour of historic taverns decorated for the season. Stops include White Horse Tavern, a haunt of Dylan Thomas, who wrote A Child's Christmas in Wales.
Cost: $13 per person (drinks extra), For reservations and meeting place: 212-465-3331