(212) 439-1090
476 13th St
(8th Avenue)
Brooklyn,
NY
11215
40.6631
-73.9807
Neighborhood: Park Slope
Hours:
Daily 24 hours
Big Onion Walking Tours
What People Are Saying About Big Onion Walking Tours
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
Overview – Organized by theme (immigrant New York) or by locale (Lower East Side), Big Onion tours are ideal for adventuresome tourists and locals eager to learn more about the city's culture and history. Personable tour leaders cultivate an engaging style that blends the earnest tutorial with the stand-up comic. Rest assured, they also have a solid grounding in the details of the city's long and complicated life. – – The Experience – Tours average two hours. Following odd streets and underpasses from one neighborhood to another or traversing the Brooklyn Bridge at…
02/09/09
Love Big Onion Walking Tours!
by hubriis
In general, I love the Big Onion walking tours. The guides are all beyond knowledgeable and are able to give you lovely tidbits of information that your average guide might not have. We have taken several tours with Big Onion while in New York, and I'd say most of them were just wonderful.
One thing though, beware of the Multi-Ethnic Eating Tour. The history part of the tour was as expected (wonderful) but the eating part was a bit of a joke. Truly, if you are looking for a food tour check out the Foods of NY tours....they can't be beat for New York food tours. For history, most definitely seek out the Big Onion tours.
11/24/07
Wonderful!
by calliopenyc
A friend and I decided to take the eating tour the day after Thanksgiving, and it was so much fun! Even though something like 200 people showed up, there were several guides and our group was not too large. We could hear the guide perfectly, and he was funny, informative, and really knowledgeable. Plus the food was great! I'd definitely recommend this and any other Big Onion tour!
FYI - a lot of people tipped the guide at the end of the tour, so bring a little extra cash in case you enjoy it. Our guide didn't solicit but I guess it's not uncommon.
12/21/06
The Brooklyn Bridge
by malkoff
I just returned home from my trip to NYC. I have to say that a definite highlight of my vacation was the Big Onion walking tour of the Brooklyn Bridge last Thursday. I left NY 28 years ago..and if anyone told me I'd come back and walk across the Brooklyn Bridge..I'd think they were crazy. Your tour guide, Eric was delightful, informative and just pleasant. I forgot my fear of heights. The views were spectacular. Hopefully, I'll be back to NY and will have the opportunity to go on another Big Onion tour. Big Onion is a big bargain in the Big Apple.
Heather Malkoff
- Pros: We gathered on time and orderly and very friendly
- Cons: none
The Details on Big Onion Walking Tours
Know Before You Go:
Big Onion tours go out rain or shine, with no minimum-participant requirement.
The Extras:
Try the Gangs of New York Tour, which contrasts Scorcese's and Herbert Asbury's sensational, fictionalized versions of 19th-century New York with historic fact.
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