Éléments | Central Park: Scandal & Vice Walking Tour
Central Park: Scandal & Vice Walking Tour
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New York City
À propos
Walk beyond the postcard views and discover the forgotten stories woven into Central Park’s landscape. This guided walk reveals how scandal, ambition, and social change shaped the park from its earliest days. Hear about vanished neighborhoods, high-society intrigue, sensational crimes, and the controversies that continue to spark debate. It’s a side of Central Park few visitors ever see, vivid, revealing, and full of surprises.
Points forts
2 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
2 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Guide en anglais
Guide en personne en anglais
Tous les frais et taxes
Bottled water
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
The Arsenal
The Arsenal is located in Central Park on 5th Avenue and East 64th Street. The meeting point is by the Arsenal steps.
Retour
Ramble Stone Arch
The tour will end in the Ramble in Central Park. All guests will be escorted out of the Ramble at the end of the tour (unless they wish to remain). The nearest exit out of Central Park is at West 77th Street and Central Park West, close to 81 St-Museum of Natural History subway station (B, C).
Informations importantes
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Les nourrissons et les jeunes enfants peuvent voyager dans une poussette ou un landau
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Animaux d'assistance autorisés
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Des options de transport en commun sont disponibles à proximité
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Adapté à tous les niveaux de condition physique
Politique d'annulation
Pour un remboursement complet, annulez au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de départ prévue.
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Pour un remboursement complet, vous devez annuler au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience.
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Les délais limites sont basés sur l'heure locale de l'expérience.
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Si vous annulez moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience, le montant que vous avez payé ne sera pas remboursé.
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Cette expérience nécessite un nombre minimum de voyageurs. Si elle est annulée parce que le minimum n'est pas atteint, on vous proposera une autre date/expérience ou un remboursement intégral.
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Toute modification effectuée moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience ne sera pas acceptée.
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Walk beyond the postcard views and discover the forgotten stories woven into Central Park’s landscape. This guided walk reveals how scandal, ambition, and social change shaped the park from its earliest days. Hear about vanished neighborhoods, high-society intrigue, sensational crimes, and the controversies that continue to spark debate. It’s a side of Central Park few visitors ever see, vivid, revealing, and full of surprises.
Points forts
2 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
2 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Guide en anglais
Guide en personne en anglais
Tous les frais et taxes
Bottled water
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
The Arsenal
The Arsenal is located in Central Park on 5th Avenue and East 64th Street. The meeting point is by the Arsenal steps.
Retour
Ramble Stone Arch
The tour will end in the Ramble in Central Park. All guests will be escorted out of the Ramble at the end of the tour (unless they wish to remain). The nearest exit out of Central Park is at West 77th Street and Central Park West, close to 81 St-Museum of Natural History subway station (B, C).
Itinéraire
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The Arsenal
Guests will be told a brief history of Central Park, followed by the Arsenal, as regards its history of 19th century infamy and violence. The evictions of the Central Park area prior to its construction will also be addressed.
5 minutes
2
Zoo de Central Park
Guests will discover the strange origins of the zoo and the arrests for indecency that occurred there.
5 minutes
3
Statue de Balto
Guests will hear about the controversy regarding the city's first dog statue as well as scandalous stories relating to other Central Park statues.
15 minutes
4
Terrain de jeu de Rumsey
Guests will hear about the quarrels relating to the Wisteria Pergola and the prohibition nightclub that used to exist in Central Park.
7 minutes
5
Terrasse Bethesda
Guests will hear about the scandalous affair of Jacob Wrey Mould, the unsung third designer of Central Park, and the history of crime and vandalism that ultimately became the catalyst for the Central Park Conservancy.
10 minutes
6
Prairie aux moutons
Guests will learn about Central Park's "Hooverville" settlement during the Great Depression as well as Sheep Meadow's protest and demonstration history.
10 minutes
7
Strawberry Fields, mémorial John Lennon
Guests will hear about a gruesome murder connected with Strawberry Fields that intersects with class and subculture.
10 minutes
8
Le San Remo
Guests will discover the curious interconnecting history of Central Park-related accidents, stunts, and suspicious deaths.
10 minutes
9
Musée américain d'histoire naturelle
Guests will hear about a notorious park-adjacent heist and another tale concerning a witness protection incident gone horribly wrong.
10 minutes
10
The Ramble
Guests will discover the "cruising" history of the Ramble, the nighttime incidents, the police raids, and the films and TV shows that this activity inspired.