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Free Brooklyn Heights Tour

Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem.  Travel and Leisure named it one of America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history.  These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists.  Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers. 

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Join Free Tours by Foot on this two hour walking tour as we take it to Brooklyn and command the heights of one of New York City's most historic, beautiful and architecturally diverse neighborhoods, with beautiful homes in various architectural styles, from Federal to Greek, Gothic and Renaissance Revivals, in forms ranging from carriage homes to mansions.  Brooklyn Heights is hard to beat! Come also for the stories of engineering feats, military defeats, anti-slavery preachers, prodigious authors, legendary athletes and fictional TV families.  If anything, come for the unbeatable views of Manhattan. 

Sites we cover on the tour:

  • Brooklyn Heights Promenade
  • Brooklyn Bridge
  • General Washington's Headquarters
  • Brooklyn Borough Hall
  • Church of the Pilgrim
  • Hotel St. George
  • Grimaldi's Pizza
  • St. Ann's and the Holy Trinity Church
  • Fulton Ferry District
  • Walt Whitman's Brooklyn Eagle
  • Brooklyn Historical Society
  • Homes of Truman Capote and other literary figures
  • Movie and TV locations
  • and much more!

 2012 Brooklyn Heights Tour Schedule (starting April 9th)
 
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10 am
Tour
Sunset*       Tour      

*Sunset tours are scheduled to begin an hour before sunset.  Please refer to our consolidated calendar for specific start times. 

From Jan 9th till April 7th, the Brooklyn Heights Tour will run on a limited basis.  Please click the link below to see our full winter schedule. 

See complete tour schedule

 Information

Where: On the stairs on the north side of Brooklyn Borough Hall (photo) (map). Look for your guide with the Free Tours by Foot logo. 

Duration: Approximately 2 hours.  Tour distance is approximately 1.5 miles (2K)

When:  Saturdays at 10am (until Jan 7, 2012).  View complete schedule.

Cost: Free! - Guides work exclusively for tips (gratuities) Book this tour as a private walk for $145.

Reservations: Reservations required.  Click Brooklyn Heights Tour for reservation instructions.  Walk-ups are subject to availability.



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