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Experience early Dutch New York in Brooklyn and Queens
New York
About
I have lived in both Amsterdam and New York City and speak both Dutch and English, which gives me an extra advantage in reading the history of the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam in great richness and context. I also am an archaeology undergraduate.
Highlights
1 hour
Offered in English & Dutch
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour
Offered in English & Dutch
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Personal tour guide for duration of the tour.
Meeting Points
Departure
Peter Minuit Plaza
We will gather as here as a group and head towards the water side to then commence the tour and you will be introduced to how the Dutch arrived in this place and started with a smaller outpost on Noten Ijland (Nut Island) which is Governor's Island visible from the shoreline.
Return
Wall Street
The tour ends at Wall Street, the wooden pallisade wall that helped provide this early settlement with a barrier to invasion by the British who were settled to the North.
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Experience early Dutch New York in Brooklyn and Queens
New York
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$35.00
Price varies by group size
About
I have lived in both Amsterdam and New York City and speak both Dutch and English, which gives me an extra advantage in reading the history of the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam in great richness and context. I also am an archaeology undergraduate.
Highlights
1 hour
Offered in English & Dutch
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour
Offered in English & Dutch
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Personal tour guide for duration of the tour.
Meeting Points
Departure
Peter Minuit Plaza
We will gather as here as a group and head towards the water side to then commence the tour and you will be introduced to how the Dutch arrived in this place and started with a smaller outpost on Noten Ijland (Nut Island) which is Governor's Island visible from the shoreline.
Return
Wall Street
The tour ends at Wall Street, the wooden pallisade wall that helped provide this early settlement with a barrier to invasion by the British who were settled to the North.
Itinerary
1
Battery Park
DISCOVERY & SETTLEMENT
We will meet at New Amsterdam Plein at the Costello Plan which is a bronze map reproduction of New Amsterdam right next to the South Ferry subway 1 line. Here we will walk down to the coast and look out at Noten island (Nut Island) where the Dutch first settled and recount the history of the discovery of this part of the coast by sailors and the later settlement.
10 minutes
2
National Museum of the American Indian
This is ironically the original site of Fort Amsterdam. Hear the story of how the early settlers arrived in Lower Manhattan, built fortifications and lived with the existing people. (Note: We are not entering the museum, it is just an important location as part of the journey to learn about early New Amsterdam)
15 minutes
3
Fraunces Tavern Museum
Another location which we are not going to but on the way to tell the tale of the early settlers and how they lived. We also include the history of how slaves and Jews arrived in New Amsterdam.
15 minutes
4
Wall Street
We end the tour at Wall Street where we recount the hand over of the city to the British.
