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Death in New York Evening Tour

This event has already taken place.Fridays, 7:30 – 9:30 pm, through Aug. 30, 2024;
$32
DNY Evening

Experience four centuries of Death in New York on this thrilling 2-hour night walk!

Main Features

  • Peer at the Lenape burial, capital punishment, and prisoner of war islands of New York Harbor from Battery Park

  • Discover the controversy surrounding museum death acquisitions and exhibits at the National Museum of the American Indian

  • Unearth the history of epidemics and burial prohibitions at Trinity Church

  • See the St. Paul’s Chapel cenotaphs of Irish war heroes and political activists

  • Learn about the first NYC Catholic burial ground and the ensuing riot at St. Peter’s Church

  • Visit the site of Manhattan’s historic jails, executions, excavated dead, and President Lincoln’s New York funeral procession at City Hall Park

Location:

4 Whitehall Street
New York, New York 10004