Brooklyn Walking Tour in German

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Destinazione	Categoria
New York, Stati Uniti	Visite guidate

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We in Brooklyn always had the best view,’ locals like to boast about their spectacular window on the Manhattan skyline but as this fascinating Brooklyn tour shows there’s more than one reason to cross the East River. What started as a ‘bedroom community’ in Brooklyn Heights is today NYC's most populated borough and includes neighbourhoods like Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Flatbush and Williamsburg where people are horribly hip, painfully cool, tragically artistic or just Jewish.

History, architecture, culture, grit and glamour, Brooklyn has it all. Brooklyn homes display some of the finest in classic American architecture. They feature brownstones to Italianate mansions and federal brick row-houses as well as turn-of-the-century limestones. You may not be aware that Brooklyn is also known as the ‘borough of churches’ as it has a multitude of beautiful places of worship. Enjoy a fascinating journey through the mosaic of ethnic neighbourhoods in Brooklyn, where one out of seven Americans can claim his ancestry. Learn about the lively Middle Eastern section on Atlantic Avenue and the famed Jewish Orthodox neighbourhood of Borough Park.

Immerse yourself in charming Brooklyn Heights, nestled in ivy covered brownstones and tree- lined streets. This is the romantic visage of New York which many will be familiar with from film and television. This very picturesque brown belt district was also the home to writers Norman Mailer, Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. Find out who or what DUMBO is, why they know something about broken hearts in Brooklyn and why and where Frank Sinatra sent his driver to get pizza.

Meeting point: Madame Tussaud's (42nd Street).
Duration: Approx. 4 hours.
Start/opening time: Tuesdays at 10am.
Languages: German only.