Exclusive Pod Hotel walking tours

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POD GUESTS MAY JOIN TOURS LEAVING FROM ANY POD HOTEL

TOUR DETAILS

City Hall, Little Italy and Soho

We start with secrets of the City Hall area and continue through Little Italy and into Soho. In a few blocks, we see top grafitti and some of the best examples of New York Beaux Arts and cast iron architecture from a century ago. We  learn about the history of Little Italy and find out how Soho went from being industrial to artsy  to one of world’s most fashionable areas today.

Monday 9:30am from Pod51, 230 East 51th St. (between 2nd and 3rd Ave)

Lower East Side and Chinatown

We start on the Lower East Side, A hundred years ago this neighborhood was packed with immigrants; today the immigrant neighborhood is giving way to boutiques, galleries and street art. From the Lower East Side we visit the heart of Chinatown. This tour will take you through all the different eras of these neighborhoods— German, Jewish, Latino, Chinese and Hipster. Studying communities and checking out street art. We also visit the Essex Street Market and Economy Candy.

Tuesday 9:30am from Pod51, 230 East 51th St. (between 2nd and 3rd Ave)

Friday 9:30am from Pod Times Square, 400 West 42nd St. (at 9th Ave)  

Central Park and Upper West Side 

New Yorkers have been known to get lost in the massive 843 acres of Central Park. In a couple hours, we’ll visit the must-see sites of the park. We’ll reveal the secrets and backstories of Strawberry Fields, Bethesda Terrace and the Dakota amongst others. We’ll also get a feel for neighborhood life in the Upper West Side, a classic New York neighborhood.

Wednesday 9:30am from Pod39, 145 East 39th St. (between Lexington and 3rd Ave)

Greenwich Village and Meatpacking District 

We’ll see 19th century row houses and cobbled streets which in the 20th century became where Jazz, art, gay rights and culture thrived. We’ll be sure to include pop culture sites from movies and tv shows and where Bob Dylan arrived to New York. In the Meatpacking District, we’ll study how this neighborhood went from being half abandoned to being one of New York’s hippest areas. (Includes Chelsea Market, Highline and Washington Square Park)

Wednesday 9:30am from Pod Times Square, 400 West 42nd St. (at 9th Ave)  

Thursday 9:30am from Pod51, 230 East 51th St. (between 2nd and 3rd Ave)

Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO

On this tour we’ll pass beautiful brownstones on picturesque tree lined streets and make our way through one of New York’s nicest new waterfront parks, We’ll see innovations in urban planning side by side with some of the classiest homes NYC has to offer. We’ll also venture into DUMBO, once a desolate industrial wasteland but now home to unique shops, and street art for an incredible view of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Thursday 9:30am from Pod Brooklyn, 247 Metropolitan Ave

Friday 9:30am from Pod51, 230 East 51th St. (between 2nd and 3rd Ave)

Saturday 9:30am from Pod Times Square, 400 West 42nd St. (at 9th Ave)  

Midtown Manhattan

A fast pace tour of the secrets of some of New York’s most iconic landmarks. We’ll focus on the art, architecture and most curious aspects of midtown sites like Grand Central Terminal, Fifth Avenue, New York Public Library and Rockefeller Center. Don’t just check these sites off your to-do list, have the real insiders’ experience.

Tuesday 9:30am from Pod Times Square, 400 West 42nd St. (at 9th Ave)  

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

We’ll trace Williamsburg’s rise from industrial area to hipster mecca– seeing where the area’s first artists arrived and visiting warehouses and factories repurposed by local designers, artisans, chocolate purveyors, eclectic markets and urban farmers. We’ll discuss the neighborhood’s past and future as we see the development of the waterfront.

Thursday 12pm from Pod Times Square, 400 West 42nd St. (at 9th Ave)