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Explore the hidden gems of New York City with local tour guides, and learn about the city's history, culture, and architecture in these immersive walking tours.
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BBG at Night: Nocturnal Critter Crawl (Ages 18+)
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Join this fun-filled moonlit walk and workshop about bats and other nocturnal wildlife in the Garden. Hear bat echolocation, see them in flight, and learn about their key role in our survival on the planet today. Bring your flashlight and magnifying lens to watch rabbits and other mammals, as well as beetles, spiders, and moths as they begin their nightly routines. Note: You must bring your registration confirmation to the Garden for admittance...
$20
McGolrick Park (Teens/Adults)
This small park in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, is packed with enough wild foods to keep us more than busy for hours. The event, co-sponsored by The Down to Earth Farmer's Market, will begin with a 30-minute presentation, including fresh specimens, artwork, recipe samples, and photos, at the market under the Shelter Pavilion, in the center of the park. A 2-hour walking tour will follow. Sunny, grassy areas will provide a pethora of late spring greens....
Morningside Park (Kids 12 & Under)
This medium-sized part, with open, sunny habitats, as well as wooded areas and a small wetland, is ideal for finding the first edible wild plants of early spring. And this event, co-sponsored by Down to Earth Farmer's Market, will give you the best opportunity to learn about, collect, and enjoy these common, tasty, renewable species. A short demo at The Farmer's Market will familiarize you with some of the best in-season species....
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Old Stone House (Teens/Adults)
The grounds of this historic house, built in 1699, has had plenty of time to accumulate edible "weeds," and with lots of open, sunny spots, sheltering walls, and disturbed habitats, it will be a great place to find late-season herbs, greens, fruits, berries, and roots. This will be our first foraging tour here, so surprises will abound, but here are a few of the delicious edibles we can expect to find: Chickweed does great in the cold weather....
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Jack Harrington Greenway (Kids 12 & Under)
"Wildman" Steve Brill @ 43 Gedney Way, White Plains, NY
This scenic woodland trail, running between houses in a residential area, is a great place for foraging in early spring. Participants will see many common, renewable shoots, greens, flowers, roots, and mushrooms that abound here during the foraging tour. Of course, one of the first things you'll learn will be violets. The flowers are long gone, but sweet, mild leaves, which come up again in late fall, are great in salads, or cooked in any recipe...
$10
Sheldrake Lake (Kids 12 & Under)
"Wildman" Steve Brill @ 685 Weaver St, Larchmont, NY
The 17-year-old foraging expert had been co-leading tours with her dad, "Wildman" Steve Brill, since she was 9. "I'm glad to be rid of her," exclaimed her grumpy father. "She finds all the plants and mushrooms faster than I do, she bosses me around, and she steals all my jokes!" Sheldrake Lake is great for early spring foraging. Right out of the parking lot, the group will collect garlic mustard, a nutritious, tasty, invasive, garlicky green with...
$10
Hempstead Lake State Park (Kids 12 & Under)
Explore the abundant and edible plants of Hempstead Lake State Park in this unique course. Discover the delicious flavors and medicinal properties of various shoots, greens, and flowers found in the park's diverse habitats. Expand your culinary repertoire with sassafras, chickweed, hairy bittercress, and more.
$10
Hempstead Lake State Park (Teens/Adults)
Discover the bountiful and edible wonders of Hempstead Lake State Park in West Hempstead, NY. Join us for a unique foraging experience amidst diverse habitats, as we explore the abundance of nutritious and delicious plants like sassafras, chickweed, hairy bittercress, and field garlic. Uncover the flavors of nature and unleash your inner wildman/wildwoman.
$20
Chocolate Factory and Distillery Tours
Cacao Prieto Distillery @ 218 Conover St, Brooklyn, NY
Cacao Prieto tours are an hour and include an in-depth look at the history of cacao in the Dominican Republic, the beans to bar process, the machinery used for processing and science that makes chocolate the unique product it is. From antique, turn of the century machines to innovative new inventions created in house, see how a raw fermented cacao bean moves from farm-to-bar through roasting, cracking, winnowing, milling, tempering, molding,...
$20
Spooktacular Night Walks (Ages 21+)
WCS Zoos @ 2300 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY
Get ready for a 'Spooktacular' evening while you stay behind in the zoo while everyone else leaves! After enjoying some appetizers, wine and beer, gather in our program space for a visit from some creepy, crawly animal guests. As the sun sets we will head out on a night walk in the zoo to see what happens when the gates close and the last of the visitors leave.
$85
Roach Romance (Ages 21+)
Looking for a unique way to spend Valentine’s day that sends shivers down your spine? Bring your Valentine and spend the evening at this exclusive after-hours event where you'll meet animals up close and learn all about the laws of attraction in the wild! (wine and chocolate included) This program includes walking outside in dim lighting. All paths are wheelchair accessible.
The Zoo: Meet The Expert (Ages 16+)
Learn about the birds that call the Bronx Zoo home from an expert in our Ornithology Department. Find out more about what it's like to oversee the bird collection, get a sneak peek of the World of Birds after-hours, and meet a bird up close! Please Note: This program includes walking outside in dim lighting. All paths are wheelchair accessible. This ticket is per person and for adults ages 16 and up.
Backcountry Cooking & Nutrition
Destination Backcountry Adventures @ 557 6th Ave, Brooklyn, NY
This instructional course will cover the nutritional and logistical aspects of menu planning in the backcountry. you’ll learn what your body needs while on adventure, including replenishing calories and fulfilling nutritional needs. You’ll learn how weight, storage, and cooking method will impact your menu planning and packing, the pros and cons of pre-packaged meals, and the type of gear you will need for your backcountry kitchen. We’ll also...
$59
Intro to Fishing: Spin Fishing Basics
Destination Backcountry Adventures @ 557 6th Ave, Brooklyn, NY
We’ll start with the basics, and lucky for us, Prospect Park Lake is home to an impressive variety and population of fish and there’s plenty of shoreline for us to practice our casting. We’ll introduce you to the rods, reel, and tackle used in spin casting, the style that is most versatile and easiest to learn. After learning the techniques for safe and effective casting, we’ll have time to practice and, who knows, maybe the fish will be...
$59
NYC Gallery Tour
Walking NYC Gallery tours We will meet and visit contemporary Art galleries as well as museums in Chelsea and uptown Manhattan.
Dance Your Way to Revolution
Archive on Parade @ 125 E 11th St, New York, NY
The Anarchist Emma Goldman said, “If I can’t dance to it, it’s not my revolution.” Kick up your heels and join us for a tour of the neighborhood that shaped her freewheeling philosophy. As we wind our way between 14th Street and Houston Street, we’ll uncover the area’s rebellious past. Along the way, we’ll meet the Rebel Girl and the Priestess of Anarchy, learn about the saloon known as the “most famous radical center in New York,”...
$35
George McAneny and Modern New York
Archive on Parade @ 43 Park Row, New York, NY
On March 19, 1913, Manhattan Borough President George McAneny signed “The Dual Contracts” a landmark deal that doubled the size of the city’s subway network, tripled its capacity, and changed New York forever. The Dual Contracts linked the city together, made possible the development of the outer boroughs, and was the basis of McAneny’s vision for Greater New York, a rationally planned world city that would prize light, air, human scale...
$35
New York Skyscrapers and the Terra Cotta Revolution
Can't make it live? Register and get access to the full replay for one week! Before New York’s skyscrapers were sheathed in glass, they were clad in clay. Terra cotta, an ancient building material made of baked clay, became a sought-after fireproof skin for some of New York’s earliest skyscrapers beginning in the early 1900s. It's time to get fired up about fired earth, and see how this revolutionary lightweight and highly malleable material...
Washington DC 1 día desde NYC
LovelyUSA @ 401 7th Ave, New York, NY
If you are in New York on vacation or business trip or even if you reside in the Big Apple, with this tour there is no excuse to not showcase 1 day to Washington DC and know the capital of the United States. We leave New York early in the morning on a comfortable air-conditioned bus to Washington DC. Once in the capital we will visit the most emblematic places and monuments. Some of the highlights are The White House (outside), the Capitol, the...
$127
City as Palimpsest: Old and New Architecture
Lauren A Kaplan Art Tours @ Federal Plaza, New York, NY
Enjoy the summer with a walking tour! This class will cover some of the oldest and newest architecture of lower Manhattan. After investigating the structure and aesthetics of the 130-year-old Brooklyn Bridge, we’ll survey some of the city’s earliest skyscrapers and compare them to the recently finished Freedom Tower, Frank Gehry’s Beekman Tower, and Santiago Calatrava’s soaring transit hub. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Note: You...
$55
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