Secrets From Below: An Underground Tour of NYC
Tickets
🎫 Adult (13+)
🎫 Child (4-12)
*Child tickets can only be purchased in conjunction with Adult tickets. Reservations with only Child tickets will not be accepted
Highlights
🚂 Explore the birthplace of the NYC subway system
🤔 Learn about a mythical transit system and see a partially-abandoned station
😮 Ride through abandoned subway stations using the 6 train
General Info
📅 Dates: from Monday to Saturday
🕒 Times:
- Mondays - Fridays: at 10 a.m.
- Saturdays: at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
📍 Meeting point: the tour meets outside of 200 Broadway, New York, NY 10038 on the southeast corner of Broadway and Fulton Street right outside of the entrance to the Fulton Center
⏳ Duration: 2 hours
👤 Age requirement: all ages are welcome. Children cannot attend without being in the company of an adult with a purchased adult ticket
❓ Please note: this tour will not enter the abandoned City Hall Station due to safety reasons. All the stops on this tour are in stations that are publicly accessible.
👉 Each guest will need one MetroCard swipe or OMNY tap to enter the subway
Description
Explore the world's largest subway system, the beating heart of the city that never sleeps. On this guided walking tour, you will discover the fascinating beginnings of the New York City subway, and explore spaces even the most seasoned commuter might not know about. Learn about the very first subway—which was built illegally under the cover of night—and hear many other surprising stories. Using the 6 train as your own ten-car time machine, you will also ride through and see abandoned stations that riders unknowingly pass by everyday, including the famed City Hall Station. The subway tour will end in one of the latest transportation hubs of lower Manhattan, highlighting just how far the subway system has come since its beginnings.
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- Jul 2024
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