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NYC Local Bike Tour: Lost in Brooklyn: Oct 27, 2019
2 h
About this activity
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY
Carroll Street Bridge: Dating from 1889 and still functioning, this is the only Trapezoidal-Retractable bridge left in the world
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY
Stadium Wall: The Brooklyn Tip-Tops, Federal League rivals of the local Dodgers, played in this stadium in 1914-1915.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY
Burial location of the Maryland 400: The Maryland 400 gave their lives against a powerful British force in order to allow Washington’s Army to retreat to Manhattan during the Battle of Brooklyn in August of 1776
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
Blatz Memorial: Stephen Blatz briefly survived a 2 plane collision over Brooklyn that killed 134 people in 1960. The contents of his pockets were poignantly made into a memorial decades ago.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
126 Stirling Place: Damage from the above-mentioned plane crash can be seen on buildings on this block
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
640 2nd Place: Former home of Barack Obama
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Prospect Park, 450 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-3707
Quaker Cemetery. Although we are not permitted to enter the cemetery, we are allowed to observe the grounds from an outer fence in order to preserve the site’s privacy
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Prospect Park, 450 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-3707
Site of Malbone Street Wreck: 93 people lost their lives at this spot in NYC;s deadliest subway crash on 1918. This event was so horrific that the city renamed the street to Empire Blvd.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Prospect Park, 450 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-3707
Site of Ebbets Field: Home of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1912 to 1957
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Prospect Park, 450 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-3707
Clove Road: Original Revolutionary War Road that dates back even farther to a Native America Trail
Duration: 19 minutes
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY
Carroll Street Bridge: Dating from 1889 and still functioning, this is the only Trapezoidal-Retractable bridge left in the world
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY
Stadium Wall: The Brooklyn Tip-Tops, Federal League rivals of the local Dodgers, played in this stadium in 1914-1915.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY
Burial location of the Maryland 400: The Maryland 400 gave their lives against a powerful British force in order to allow Washington’s Army to retreat to Manhattan during the Battle of Brooklyn in August of 1776
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
Blatz Memorial: Stephen Blatz briefly survived a 2 plane collision over Brooklyn that killed 134 people in 1960. The contents of his pockets were poignantly made into a memorial decades ago.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
126 Stirling Place: Damage from the above-mentioned plane crash can be seen on buildings on this block
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
640 2nd Place: Former home of Barack Obama
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Prospect Park, 450 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-3707
Quaker Cemetery. Although we are not permitted to enter the cemetery, we are allowed to observe the grounds from an outer fence in order to preserve the site’s privacy
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Prospect Park, 450 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-3707
Site of Malbone Street Wreck: 93 people lost their lives at this spot in NYC;s deadliest subway crash on 1918. This event was so horrific that the city renamed the street to Empire Blvd.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Prospect Park, 450 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-3707
Site of Ebbets Field: Home of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1912 to 1957
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Prospect Park, 450 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-3707
Clove Road: Original Revolutionary War Road that dates back even farther to a Native America Trail
Duration: 19 minutes
Included
- Use of Hemet
- Use of bicycle
Not included
- Lunch
- Entry/Admission - Prospect Park
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Near public transportation
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- 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
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
60%
Sport
55%
Cultural
30%
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