Take a tour of The Battery Urban Farm to learn about how we grow produce and support local wildlife in the heart of downtown New York City.

Experience American history on the streets where it happened, and through the lives of our first commander-in-chief and president, George Washington, and destitute immigrant turned Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton–two men who were truly indispensable in guiding and shaping the destiny of the United States.

Tall Timber examines recent tall buildings in Mass Timber and proposals for its role in a more sustainable, low-carbon future for our cities and our planet. Led by the Museum's Head of Programs and Operations, Daniel J Borrero, the tour features beautiful models of recent Mass Timber building projects, touchable material samples, and a charred […]

Winding journey that unravels the darker past of the South Street Seaport Historic District and Lower Manhattan. This entertaining tour tells the scandalous, dubious, and sinister tales lurking in the cobblestone streets, historic buildings, and waterfront. Throughout the tour, your guide will share historical stories ripped from the headlines of newspapers and publications from the […]

Tour New York's historic birthplace park with an expert guide.

Explore the diversity of migrating birds that find food and habitat in The Battery. Participants are encouraged to bring their own binoculars. RSVP is required

Take a tour of The Battery Urban Farm to learn about how we grow produce and support local wildlife in the heart of downtown New York City.

Experience American history on the streets where it happened, and through the lives of our first commander-in-chief and president, George Washington, and destitute immigrant turned Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton–two men who were truly indispensable in guiding and shaping the destiny of the United States.

Guid­ed tour to dis­cov­er and con­nect with the wildlife that calls this place home. Led by the Gov­er­nors Island Nature pro­gram along with CCNY Insect Ecol­o­gy Pro­fes­sor Amy Berkov, these month­ly tours will take par­tic­i­pants on a jour­ney through the young urban for­est of Ham­mock Grove and the immer­sive spaces at Out­look Hill and Dis­cov­ery […]

Take a tour of The Battery Urban Farm to learn about how we grow produce and support local wildlife in the heart of downtown New York City.

Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the “Juror’s Guide to Lower Manhattan” (1984) by Virginia Dajani, which initially featured six walking tours full of maps, photographs and drawings, and “filled with the history, architecture, and lore of the little-known but fascinating neighborhoods within walking distance of the courts,” and compare what the guide described as worthy […]