America250 Tour Festival Schedule -- Sunday June 28, 2026
Free Tours on Sunday, June 28, 2026
Please scroll down to read descriptions and important information about the America250 Free Tours for Sunday, June 28.
Advance registration is required - click on the Reserve link beneath the tour(s) for which you would like to sign up.
Please pay attention to start and run time before reserving your place on a tour.
We look forward to you meeting the amazing tour guides of the Guides Association of New York City!
To see the lineup of Free Tours offered on June 27th, click here.
Fort Tryon Park Walking Tour
Guided By: Stan O’Connor
Date: June 27
Time: 10:00AM
Length of Tour: 2 Hours
Meeting Point: 190th Street A Train Subway Stop -- Mezzanine
Capacity: 20
Description: Discover a former Gilded Age estate high in the heights of Manhattan with Isle Of New York Tours’ Fort Tryon Park walking tour. Begin your journey as an elevator whisks you 140 feet up through solid bedrock. Ascend to 250 feet above the Hudson River valley for stunning views of a Catholic convent, the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in the Bronx, and the Tappan Zee Bridge in Westchester. From the highest natural point in Manhattan, on a clear day you can see up to 20 miles to the north and east! This Gilded Age tycoon’s estate in 1900 was transformed by John D. Rockefeller Jr. into a public 67-acre park. Explore a 1776 Revolutionary War battle site, and a memorial to the first woman who fought for the USA. View the medieval-style Cloisters museum while navigating the park. Please make sure your footwear is broken in for urban trekking. Being able to navigate steady inclines at a moderate pace will ensure we hit every vantage point on the map.
NOTE: Due to its many staircases, this tour is not accessible for those with mobility limitations.
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AFTER THE GREAT FIRE OF 1776 WALKING TOUR: TOWNHOUSES, TENEMENTS AND TOWERS
Guided By: Joe Svehlak
Date: June 28
Time: 10:00AM
Length of Tour: 2 Hours
Meeting Point: Elizabeth Berger Park, Greenwich and Edgar Streets
Capacity: 10
Description: About a third of Colonial New York was devastated from Whitehall Street to beyond St. Paul's Chapel west of Broadway in the Great Fire of 1776. Townhouses would even be built on landfill beyond the original shoreline of Greenwich Street. View three of them, including one converted into a Syrian Church. By the middle of the 19th Century, tenements and industrial buildings would transform this former wealthy neighborhood, as it became home to many diverse immigrant groups. See the Downtown Community House with its 100 years of community service. Fifteen nationalities were counted at its opening in 1926. Starting in the 1940s, two acts of eminent domain to build the Battery Tunnel and the World Trade Center would destroy the unique vibrant neighborhood. Celebrate 250 years of Manhattan's Lower West Side history with Joe Svehlak, whose family lived here over a century ago.
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Revolutionary War Spy Walking Tour
Guided By: Jason Stein
Date: June 28
Time: 10:00AM
Length of Tour: 2 Hours
Meeting Point: Outside City Hall Park, across from 253 Broadway (between Murray and Warren St).
Capacity: 15
Description: Step into the shadows of Lower Manhattan and uncover a hidden world of espionage, intrigue, and covert operations. This Revolutionary War Spy Tour takes you through the historic streets where secret operatives risked their lives trading intelligence while the fate of the nation hung in the balance. From concealed meeting spots to legendary spy networks of the American Revolution, you’ll experience the city through the eyes of those who risked everything in silence. History lovers and thrill seekers, come learn how espionage played a critical role in America’s fight for independence.
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Northern Manhattan Walking Tour
Guided By: Denis Chevalier
Date: June 28
Time: 10:00AM
Length of Tour: 2.5 Hours
Meeting Point: Outside 163rd St-Amsterdam Ave station on the A/C line, on the outdoor space formed by St Nicholas Ave / Amsterdam Ave and 161st Street.
Capacity: 12
Description: The tour will cover the development of Northern Manhattan, from the ancestral Lenape tribe lands to the present day, focusing on the ground-breaking spirit of the people that made this place their home and their lasting impact on New York and US history. We will cover such varied topics as the Revolutionary War, the Harlem Renaissance, a few famous and unknown women, New York’s water supply, and baseball, as we wander from one historical building to another, through major thoroughfares and quiet, serene spots.
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Fort Independence and the Battle for the Bronx Walking Tour
Guided By: John Semlak
Date: June 28
Time: 11:00AM
Length of Tour: 2 Hours
Meeting Point: 5501 Broadway at 230th Street (in front of Dunkin’ Donuts)
Capacity: 25
Description: In celebration of America 250, this walk will visit historic sites in the Bronx that played a role in the American Revolution. During the war, the Bronx contained vital crossroads leading to and from New York. The area saw fighting as Washington’s army and later other patriot forces tried to maintain control of the area. We’ll discuss the role the area played in the war and visit several key sites fought over by the opposing sides.
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Battery Park City and Wall Street Walking Tour
Guided By: David Feldman
Date: June 28
Time: 1:00PM
Length of Tour: 2 Hours
Meeting Point: Brookfield Place Winter Garden in Battery Park City
Capacity: 16
Description: This tour will walk along the Hudson River, discussing the development of Battery Park City, the current Resiliency Project to protect against future storm surge and The Billion Oyster Project. Next, we will visit The Skyscraper Museum, which displays architectural models and presents the history of the skyscraper with an emphasis on New York City. This will be followed by a stop by The Charging Bull on our way to Wall Street, Federal Hall and The New York Stock Exchange. There should be plenty of opportunities for great photographs.
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Colonial New York from 1609 - 1789 Walking Tour
Guided By: Slava Shpigel
Date: June 28
Time: 1:00PM
Length of Tour: 2 Hours Meeting Point:
Capacity: 15
Description: What was going on in New York before 1789? This walking tour covers the colonial period between 1609, the year when Henry Hudson saw what we call Manhattan for the first time, until 1789 when the first inauguration happened and George Washington became president of these new United States with the capital right here in New York City.
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The Story of Migration From The Dominican Republic to NYC (in Spanish)
Guided By: Emiliano Perez
Date: June 28
Time: 1:00PM
Length of Tour: 2 Hours
Meeting Point: 2088 Amsterdam Ave NY NY 10032 (Club Deportivo) outside
Capacity: 10
Description: The story of migration from the Dominican Republic migration to New York City.
Este tour se realizará únicamente en español
THIS TOUR WILL BE DONE IN SPANISH ONLY
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Upper West Side Walking Tour: A Tale of Entertainment, Crime and History
Guided By: Gary Dennis
Date: June 28
Time: 2:00PM
Length of Tour: 2.5 Hours
Meeting Point: Main gate of Columbia University – 116th Street and Broadway
Capacity: 11
Description: Thanks in part to one of the most famous streets in the world — and the first subway line in New York City running right underneath it — the Upper West Side transformed from a rural landscape to one of the city's most desirable neighborhoods seemingly overnight. But how exactly did the neighborhood change with the building of Broadway, and what relics of its storied past still exist? This is the story of one of New York's most storied neighborhoods, and the drama and scandals it had along the way.
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A Walking Tour of Scottish and Irish Revolutionary War Patriots
Guided By: John Semlak
Date: June 28
Time: 3:00PM
Length of Tour: 2 Hours
Meeting Point: 5 Hannover Square in Manhattan
Capacity: 25
Description: This walk through NYC's Revolutionary War history will focus on the contributions by many Scottish and Irish patriots (and a few notable figures who fought for the opposition). We'll see the grave of one of Washington's most successful spies, the former home of one of Washington's most trusted Lieutenants, one of the most honored martyrs of the war, and the original gravesite of one of Washington's wartime servants. We'll discover many of the hidden stories of how our nation became independent 250 years ago.