Private Walking Tour: Jewish Lower East Side
Description
A tour through the Lower East Side explores the story of immigrant life following the arrival at Ellis Island for Eastern European Jews. One of the most famous neighborhoods on earth, the Jewish Lower East Side hosted remarkable political, social, artistic, economic, and culinary movements that would help to define the modern American experience. Come learn about the origins of the bagel, pastrami, kosher pickles, socialist movements, iconic department stores, and Hollywood film studios by visiting the Yiddish Forward Building, Eldridge St Synagogue, the Gershwin brothers' childhood home, a historic Loew's Movie Theater, Kossar's Bialys, The Pickle Guys, and a high school that minted many of the U. S. 's biggest movie stars.
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Itinerary
We'll see the stunning architecture as a monument to the wave of Russian Jewish migration at the end of the 19th century.
Here we'll have an option to taste a classic Jewish American nosh!
Bathroom stop and an opportunity to see what the classic Lower East Side pushcarts evolved towards in the form of this market.
Stop to see the best candy store in NYC (more of a candy museum from the Great Depresssion!).
Highlights
What's included
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels