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Walking Tour
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Exploring the Gilded Age Mansions and Memorials of Riverside Drive

At Riverside Park South

Upper West Side, New York

👩‍🏫"Esther Crain is a treasure. I was hanging on to every word" (Judith)
🏛️"She's a gem! Made me want to observe buildings I've passed for years" (Guest)
👟Bring comfortable shoes, it's a long walk

Stroll Riverside Drive with historian Esther Crain and see New York's Gilded Age come alive. You'll trace the rise and fall of a would-be millionaire colony, peek at marble palaces and lost mansions, and hear tales of barons, eccentrics, and a tunnel built for Prohibition smuggling.

Expert historian guide
Gilded Age architecture
Riverside Drive history
Walking tour

Sunday, September 20, 11:00 AM