Harlem Gospel Experience Walking Tour
Quick Details
🗓️ Schedule: Sundays
⌛ Duration: 3.5 – 4 hours (2 hours of tour and around 1.5 hours of service)
🚶🏻➡️ Departure Time: 07:30 a.m. & 07:45 a.m. EST
🌍 Other Language: Spanish & French @ 07:30 a.m. EST
📌 Important Note: Out of respect for the congregation hosting us, please dress appropriately and refrain from wearing flip-flops, tank tops, or shorts.
Adult - English
Ages 12+
$59
Child - English
Ages 5-11
$53
Enjoy a neighborhood tour of the cultural capital of Black America and experience the soulful sounds of gospel music. Explore the streets walked by greats such as Billie Holiday, Malcolm X, and Michael Jackson while viewing legendary sites like the Apollo Theater, the Abyssinian Baptist Church, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Strivers’ Row, Hotel Theresa, and much more. After the neighborhood tour, you also have a chance to enjoy a gospel performance at a service in a local church.
Tour Highlights:
👉 View the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, one of the largest research libraries dedicated to the history of African Americans.
👉 Visit the exterior of the Harlem Hospital, home to the first major WPA commissioned work awarded to an African American artist.
👉 Discover how Harlem became the second Dutch colony in Manhattan and learn the story of its enslaved African Americans as well as the arrival of African Americans during the Great Migration to Harlem.
👉 Learn about the origins of Gospel Music and how its influences spread throughout the Christian churches and served as the foundations for many different types of American music.
👉 View iconic Harlem sites like Abyssinian church, Strivers’ Row, the Apollo Theater, African Square, and many other locations.
👉 Get a chance to experience local gospel music at a Harlem church.
This tour is NOT wheelchair-accessible.
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Passes
This tour is included in the New York Pass, Go City All-inclusive Pass and Explorer Pass.
Pass customers please visit the page and follow the instructions to make a reservation.
Meeting & End Locations
🎯 Meet your guide at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture – 515 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10037
🎯 The guide will be holding up a Red, Inside Out Tours Flag.
🎯 The tour end location depends on the church we visit on the day, it is usually a couple of blocks away from Adam Clayton Powell Jr State Office Building.
Frequently Asked Questions
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If you are booking with a Go City PASS (Including New York Pass, All Inclusive Pass, or Explorer Pass), please book the tour from the page below: https://insideouttours.com/book-with-pass/
If pass holders select the wrong option and purchase full-price tickets, they will NOT receive a refund and will NOT be able to exchange paid tickets for a pass reservation. To book using a pass, please visit this page and follow the booking instructions to make a reservation with a pass.
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Reschedule requests must be made with a minimum of 48 hours’ advance notice and will receive the opportunity to reschedule based on the availability. All requests must be put in writing and received by us. Please email us at sales@insideouttours.com.
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Once a tour has started we cannot delay for late arrivals or interrupt a tour guide so that latecomers may find them, as this adversely affects the tour experience for others. Please call 800-258-7359 and we’ll do our best to help you.
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Our tours run rain or shine. In the case of severe inclement weather, tours will be canceled and a full refund will be provided. Please email us at – regarding tour cancellation. You may also call 1-800-258-7359 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Monday – Friday.
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Gratuities are accepted and greatly appreciated. They’re a great way to tell your guide they did an awesome job and show your appreciation.
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Check out Frequently Asked Questions for more details.
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Adult - Foreign Language
Ages 12+
$69
Child - Foreign Language
Ages 5-11
$63
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