The 4 Best New York City History Tours

1.NYC: Speakeasy Drinks and Prohibition History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 474 reviews · from $36Our pick

Spend three evening hours walking between three historic New York bars, lounges, and speakeasies. Your English-speaking guide connects Prohibition, Gilded Age reformers, bootleggers, and immigrant life with each stop. Guides such as Ariel, Ryan, Katie, and Katherine are known for lively storytelling and drink advice.

“Ryan was an amazing guide, we had a wonderful time learning about NYC history of alcohol.”

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2.The Original Greenwich Village Food & Cultural Tour Since 1999

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 254 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $99Top rated

Walk Greenwich Village with guides such as Marie, Bert, Cindy, and Rick, stopping for pizza, tacos, Italian specialties, meatballs, gelato, and cannoli. The generous tastings make a full lunch, while stories, movie sites, Taylor Swift’s former house, and the Friends building add local color.

“What a great experience! I'd always heard Greenwich Village has good food, but just didn't know where to go. I'm so glad I did this tour to find a couple of must try places. The food was all excellent and very plentiful. It was hard to pick a favorite! Bert, our tour guide, was fun and very knowledgeable about the restaurants and the neighborhood. And at the end of the tour he also gave us ideas of things to do for the rest of the afternoon. I will definitely try another tour (Chinatown was highly recommended by both Bert and another couple in our group)!”

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3.The Speakeasy Adventure: A Tipsy Trip Through History

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 220 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $38

Walk Midtown with a local guide such as Ryan, Ariel, Kate, Tim, or Emily, stopping at three bars tied to New York’s drinking past. Expect express entry, one complimentary drink, Prohibition stories, and a small group of up to 10. Bring ID, dress upscale casual, and budget extra for cocktails.

“We enjoyed the first two locations tremendously, but the third was a bit of a letdown - no place to sit, we were just brought in, given a beer and then left on our own pretty far from where we started. However, our guide was a 10 on the scale of 1 to 10 and we would book with her again.”

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4.Speakeasy Drinks and Prohibition History Tour NYC

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 204 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $38

Walk through Midtown, Times Square, and the Broadway district with guides such as Ryan, Ariel, Julian, Katherine, and Walter. Visit three bars with different styles, hear stories of Prohibition and the Gilded Age, and buy your own cocktails along the way. Groups are capped at 18.

“Great tour, Julian was good fun and knowledgeable. Good fun and the cocktails and the speakeasy’s were fab”

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