SLAVERY AND UNDERGROUND
RAILDROAD TOUR
Learn the exciting history of how a band of brave men and women formed the networks that became the Underground Railroad.
Learn about the early African-American history of New York and how African-Americans impacted the creation of the city.
Explore Lower Manhattan sites relevant to the slave trade from Battery Park to Wall Street to the African Burial Ground.
Enjoy this tour as featured on ABC News, Netflix, the New York Times, NBC News, Newsday, and Amsterdam News, and the NY Times best-selling book “How the Word is Passed.”
300,000+ Happy Customers Since 2009!
This Tour is Celebrated in a New York Times Best-seller
Have you heard? We’ve been featured in New York Times best-selling book How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith! In the book, Clint highlights our tour and uses it to create wide-eyed moments for readers when unveiling unknown truths about slavery and its imprint on centuries of American history. Hear those stories yourself at their source and engage with our guides as you learn more about our shared but untold history.
This slavery in New York City tour is wheelchair-accessible.
🎯 Meet your guide in front of the Museum of the American Indian – 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004
🎯 The guide will be holding up a Red, Inside Out Tours Flag.
🎯 Tour ends at African Burial Ground National Monument – Broadway between Duane Street and Reade Street.
Meeting & End Locations
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 instruction to make a reservation.
Pass Information
Meeting & End Locations
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 and you will NOT receive a refund and will NOT be able to exchange paid tickets for a pass reservation. To book using a pass, please select visit this page & 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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Why take a tour with us?
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Expert Guides
We use licensed local tour guides with specialized backgrounds and awards in history and art.
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Amazing Locations
We are a Full-Service DMC and Receptive Tour Operator that can arrange all your activities, transportation, and accommodations. We specialize in taking people to unique and off-the-beaten-path locations in all 5 boroughs of New York City and other states.
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Hidden Secrets
We have a team of historians who research little-known facts about your chosen destination. We will provide you with memories to last a lifetime.
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Diversity Experts
We are a certified black and woman-owned business that has as its social mission to provide inclusive tours that celebrate the diversity of the city and its residents.
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Inside Out Tours is a Travel Agency and Receptive Tour Operator offering a range of award-winning and authentic New York City walking tours.
Experience the hidden histories of iconic NYC neighborhoods, from the Brooklyn Bridge, to Grand Central, Harlem, Brooklyn Heights, and Bryant Park. We have tours running seven days a week throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx.
We conduct tours in English, Spanish, French and Italian.
