Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Eat traditional Jewish foods and walk historic streets that reveal the heart of Manhattan’s immigrant past. This must visit destination brings the 1880s to life and leaves you with a deeper understanding of what the Lower East Side was and what it has become.
Uncover stories of Jewish immigration, family traditions, and neighborhood transformation. Trace the footsteps of those who arrived with everything they owned in a suitcase and built a new life on crowded, noisy streets. Along the way, you’ll sample old-world flavors from beloved shops and explore buildings that still carry echoes of a time when the LES was the heart of NY’s immigrant story.
Delve into the rich history of the Lower Ea...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
3 food Stops
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
375 Grand St
Meet in front of The Pickle Guys on the corner of South East Corner of Grand and Essex Street. Your guide will be holding a sign.
Return
Essex Market
Tour will end by the subway station (F, M, J) on the South East Corner.
Sites & Bites of the Lower East Side
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Eat traditional Jewish foods and walk historic streets that reveal the heart of Manhattan’s immigrant past. This must visit destination brings the 1880s to life and leaves you with a deeper understanding of what the Lower East Side was and what it has become.
Uncover stories of Jewish immigration, family traditions, and neighborhood transformation. Trace the footsteps of those who arrived with everything they owned in a suitcase and built a new life on crowded, noisy streets. Along the way, you’ll sample old-world flavors from beloved shops and explore buildings that still carry echoes of a time when the LES was the heart of NY’s immigrant story.
Delve into the rich history of the Lower Ea...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
3 food Stops
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
375 Grand St
Meet in front of The Pickle Guys on the corner of South East Corner of Grand and Essex Street. Your guide will be holding a sign.
Return
Essex Market
Tour will end by the subway station (F, M, J) on the South East Corner.
Itinerary
1
Lower East Side
Stroll through this historic NYC neighborhood and sample foods that are a staple of Jewish culture.
45 minutes
2
The Pickle Guys
It was estimated that during the heyday of Jewish immigration (1880-1924) over 60 pickle stores existed. This is one of the few that still remain.
15 minutes
3
Seward Park
Visit one of the oldest municipal parks in Manhattan. The park named after William Henry Seward, a U.S. Senator from New York, was opened in 1903. See one of the few statues in the U.S. dedicated to Togo, the sled dog who led the most treacherous route of the 1925 serum run to Nome, Alaska.
10 minutes
4
Hester Street Fair
Experience the street that was one full of peddlers and
pushcarts. Learn what happened to all of the vendors.
15 minutes
5
Jarmulowsky Building
See the sign of a famous bank of the lower east side and
see what this magnificent building was transformed into.
10 minutes
6
Essex Street Market
Learn the history of markets like this once were created
and see a modern marketplace today.
This is the ending point for the tour. The tour will end by the subway station (F, M, J) on the South East Corner.
15 minutes
7
Forward Building
See the site of the oldest Jewish newspaper in New York City and the current site and the find out what’s there now.
