Metropolis Tours: The Village Walking Tour

A 90-minute walking tour focusing on the artistic and social revolutions that were born from this iconic NYC neighborhood. Experience historic sites like Washington Square Park, the Friends apartment, Stonewall Inn, Bob Dylan’s early haunts, and much more.

Experience one of NYC’s most iconic and exciting neighborhoods. The Village has been home to every artistic and social movement of the last two centuries. Join us as we delve into stories of revolution, creation, and the heart of what makes this city so spectacular. You will meet your guide in the center of the Village and dive into the story of this first neighborhood to form outside of Lower Manhattan in the early 1800s. From there, you’ll make your way to Washington Square Park, the iconic location of numerous protest movements and artistic displays. It is now a vibrant center of the NYU campus. Making your way down MacDougal, you’ll experience a time capsule of the early Bohemia and Beatnik countercultures. See the spots where Bob Dylan, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsburg, Joan Rivers, Earnest Hemingway, and many others started and created their careers. Heading into the West Village, you’ll visit sites where revolutions took place. At the Stonewall Inn, you’ll see the exact spot where the gay rights movement galvanized in the late 1960s. And around the corner you’ll see where Cafe Society once caused a revolution in integration and political performance. Finally, you will explore the residential area of the West Village and see some of the beautiful architecture of the neighborhood. This includes the famed Friends house from the legendary sitcom. Your experience concludes at a spot of rebellion with the Hess Triangle at the corner of 7th Avenue and Christopher Street.