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Soul of Harlem: Striver's Row, Apollo Theatre & Gospel Heritage
(82) Reviews
Manhattan
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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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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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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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Discover the streets where Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, and other cutting-edge Harlem Renaissance players put American music on the world map.
On Sundays, we offer a different walking tour that does not visit Striver's Row but encompasses other parts of Harlem for a shorter history walking tour and includes a visit to a local Baptist Church for a true gospel experience.
And where Fidel Castro slept after being kicked out of a midtown hotel for having chickens in his room.
Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years.
This has resulted in a diverse array of places of wors...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
2 Hour Guided Walk through the History of Harlem
Led by local Harlem residents & Award winning Tour Guides
(SUNDAYS ONLY) Skip the Line Access to Gospel Experience at Local Church
Most immersive tour of Harlem
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Apollo Theater
Our Sunday Gospel Version of the tour meets at the Apollo Theatre. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/fM2MrV2m8u3H2e916) This is only applicable to Sunday 945AM Harlem Gospel Tours.
Return
141 W 115th St
PLEASE NOTE: Our Sunday Gospel Version of the tour ends at a local church for a Gospel experience. This is for our Sunday 945M Harlem Gospel Tour only - Memorial Baptist Church on 116th St
Soul of Harlem: Striver's Row, Apollo Theatre & Gospel Heritage
(82) Reviews
Manhattan
About
Discover the streets where Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, and other cutting-edge Harlem Renaissance players put American music on the world map.
On Sundays, we offer a different walking tour that does not visit Striver's Row but encompasses other parts of Harlem for a shorter history walking tour and includes a visit to a local Baptist Church for a true gospel experience.
And where Fidel Castro slept after being kicked out of a midtown hotel for having chickens in his room.
Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years.
This has resulted in a diverse array of places of wors...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
2 Hour Guided Walk through the History of Harlem
Led by local Harlem residents & Award winning Tour Guides
(SUNDAYS ONLY) Skip the Line Access to Gospel Experience at Local Church
Most immersive tour of Harlem
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Apollo Theater
Our Sunday Gospel Version of the tour meets at the Apollo Theatre. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/fM2MrV2m8u3H2e916) This is only applicable to Sunday 945AM Harlem Gospel Tours.
Return
141 W 115th St
PLEASE NOTE: Our Sunday Gospel Version of the tour ends at a local church for a Gospel experience. This is for our Sunday 945M Harlem Gospel Tour only - Memorial Baptist Church on 116th St
Itinerary
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Start your exploration at one of New York Public Library's renowned research libraries, which serves as a cultural institution for the exhibition and preservation of African-American experience. Experience periodic exhibitions dedicated to The Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, & The Black Lives Matter Movement.
20 minutes
2
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Established over 220 years in New York City, and in Harlem since 1902, it is one of the oldest Baptist churches in the United States.
30 minutes
3
Strivers' Row
Walk in this historic district of beautiful row houses with alleyways, rear shared and courtyards built in the 1890's. Home to the likes of tap dancer and actor Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, heavyweight boxer Harry "BLACK PANTHER" Willis, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. & William Marion Cook - 1st Black Broadway Musical composer.
20 minutes
4
Bill's Place
Located on Harlem's original Swing Street, owner and Harlem jazz icon Bill Saxton performs with the best in the business, including American jazz and swing singer Billie Holiday.
20 minutes
5
Apollo Theater
"WHERE STARS ARE BORN & LEGENDS ARE MADE." Celebrating 90 years this year with concerts by USHER, Smokey Robinson, Mary J. Beige, Baby face, Just to name a few!
