The Tour Where It Happened
As a New York City walking tour guide, I regularly lead visitors through the city’s most storied neighborhoods, from Greenwich Village to the Financial District. I am passionate about the work — curating tours that bring the city’s layered past to life, especially stories from the Revolutionary War and early American history. One day, I […]
The Fall and Fade of Aaron Burr: A Life in New York After the Duel
On July 11, 1804, Aaron Burr stood on the dueling grounds of Weehawken, New Jersey, and fatally shot Alexander Hamilton—former Treasury Secretary, Federalist leader, and Burr’s long-time political rival. The pistol’s crack echoed across the Hudson River and into American history, sealing Burr’s reputation as a villain in the nation’s founding drama. But the duel, […]
Bob Dylan in Greenwich Village: Where the Wind Began to Blow
Epic Walking Tours Village Variety Walking Tour stops at Bob Dylan’s Greenwich Village home and other locations where Dylan frequented, played music, and sang. In January 1961, a 19-year-old Robert Zimmerman stepped off a Greyhound bus into the bitter cold of New York City. He was alone, almost penniless, and armed with a guitar, a […]