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West Village's Flappers, Freaks & Punks: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

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Explore NY's West Village with this self-guided walking tour produced by an Emmy-nominated storyteller. • Go through Chumley’s backdoor to the speakeasy where Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, and F. Scott Fitzgerald all had a regular table • Hear from Tom Darbyshire, a Creative Director from New York’s advertising industry whose passion for juicy stories inspired him to produce this VoiceMap tour • Do it all in 90 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.
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  • VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
  • Lifetime access to this tour in English
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • Food/Drink
  • Smartphone and headphones
  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
  • Transportation
Departure Point

487 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014, USA Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

Return Details

113 Jane St, New York, NY 10014, USA This self-guided audio tour around the West Village ends in front of The Jane Hotel.

  • West Village, New York City, New York, United States
    From the apartment where John Lennon and Yoko Ono established the country of Nutopia, to the townhouse where mother of The Sex Pistols’ Sid Vicious lovingly administered his fatal overdose, this West Village walking tour sheds light on the artists, authors and activists who transformed the area into “America’s Left Bank.”
  • 487 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014, USA
    Starting outside the Church of St. Luke in the Fields in Greenwich Village, you’ll wind your way through the West Village to the Jane Hotel where, in 1912, survivors of the Titanic gathered for a memorial. Along the way, you’ll pass several bars, pubs and speakeasies and learn how Greenwich Village had more places serving alcohol during prohibition than before or afterwards.
  • Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, New York, United States
    Take a bow at the oldest Off-Broadway venue that’s still kicking, the legendary Cherry Lane Theater, where Samuel Beckett, T. S Eliot, and Tennessee Williams got their start
  • Grove St, New York, NY 10014, USA
    Discover Grove Court, where a painted leaf saved a woman’s life and inspired O. Henry to write a story about it
  • 102 Bedford St, New York, NY 10014, USA
    I’ll show you often overlooked sites including Twin Peaks, one of the quirkiest houses in the Village, the Magnolia Bakery that was featured in Sex and the City and the Devil Wears Prada, and Julian Schnabel’s outrageous pink Palazzo Chupi.
  • Cobble Ct, Glen Cove, NY 11542, USA
    Stroll down Cobble Court and hear stories that you won’t easily forget.
  • White Horse Tavern, New York City, New York, United States
    You’ll see the church where Timothy Leary infamously handed out LSD instead of communion wafers, and Whitehorse Tavern where poet Dylan Thomas drank himself to death. I’ll also point out the apartment building where the cast of Friends lived. Or, rather, the building where they would have lived if the show wasn’t filmed in California.
  • West 11th Street, 401 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014, USA
    I’ll show you often overlooked sites including Twin Peaks, one of the quirkiest houses in the Village, the Magnolia Bakery that was featured in Sex and the City and the Devil Wears Prada, and Julian Schnabel’s outrageous pink Palazzo Chupi.
  • 360 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014, USA
    I’ll show you often overlooked sites including Twin Peaks, one of the quirkiest houses in the Village, the Magnolia Bakery that was featured in Sex and the City and the Devil Wears Prada, and Julian Schnabel’s outrageous pink Palazzo Chupi.
  • 463 West St, New York, NY 10014, USA
    Stroll past Bell Laboratories Building and hear stories that you won’t easily forget.
  • 113 Jane St, New York, NY 10014, USA
    Starting outside the Church of St. Luke in the Fields in Greenwich Village, you’ll wind your way through the West Village to the Jane Hotel where, in 1912, survivors of the Titanic gathered for a memorial. Along the way, you’ll pass several bars, pubs and speakeasies and learn how Greenwich Village had more places serving alcohol during prohibition than before or afterwards.
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
    624claudiaw
    06 Jun 2023
    I used to live in the West Village but I had no idea about the history covered in this tour. It was illuminating, well-paced, and great fun! The final stop, the Jane Hotel, is the perfect conclusion - historic, beautiful, and you can get a drink there.
    This tour in New York City is organized by VoiceMap

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