A Tour Grows in Brooklyn Walking Tour

My friend and I enjoyed the tour, especially the brownstone neighborhoods and the park. We enjoyed, also, the history of what we saw and the stories of people past and present. There was, however, too much architecture discussed for our tastes.

Rick was a knowledgable tour guide who kept us laughing throughout the tour. Although the tour is 3 hours long, it never felt too long nor too rushed; Rick was always willing to answer any question we had. My parents were in from out of town and it was a good way to begin their stay and also gave me and my wife information about the neighborhood we have lived in for a couple of years that we would probably never have known.

My husband and I took our ten year old daughter to the city last weekend and I booked this tour because we wanted to learn something about Brooklyn. I'm so glad I found it! It's the perfect combination of plenty of history and plenty of personality from our tourguide, Rick, who grew up just a few streets away from the star of the tour. I just asked my daughter what she liked about the tour and she said that she liked all the stories Rick told about the people who lived in the houses and also the stories he told about growing up there. The pizza is delicious, too! I hope Rick gets some other tours up and running because we would definitely book those!

We enjoyed Rick's local background and his funny stories a lot. The area is beautiful and more than worth to pay a visit to. Great guide, great area, great experience!

On Friday, June 20th 2008 my sister and one of our friends met Rick for a tour. The first thing we were impressed with was the fact that our tour included Rick and the three of us. We were expecting a larger group and it was nice to have Rick all to ourselves and be able to ask questions. We were so impressed with Rick's knowlege of the architecture of all the buildings in Brooklyn. The detail he pointed out was nothing we would have noticed on our own. Afterwards we wondered how much research he had to do to learn all of the information he knew. Rick was just a very personable, easy to get along with person. We had such a great time laughing, joking and learning with him. It really made us appreciate a place we had never been before, and will definitely come back to. We were three girls from Pittsburgh that day, who were blown away with the beauty of Brooklyn. We would most definitely recommend a tour with Rick to anyone. Thanks Rick, we loved it. :) Roxanne, Renee, and Becca

My husband and I learned so much on this walk around Park Slope. Our tour guide Rick was fantastic; he's a great story teller and always had a joke up his sleeve, we had a great time hanging out with him for the three hour tour. He was very considerate given the 100 degree weather, keeping us in the shade when possible and places to stop in for A/C and cold water. We learned about the history, the architecture, and the transitions the neighborhood has gone through over the years. What amazed me the most was all the architectural knowledge the guide had memorized. If you would like to know all there is to know about Park Slope, this is the tour for you! The tour covered everything, from 4th Avenue to through the park, very comprehensive!

It was a broiling hot day in Brooklyn, but Big Rick took great care to keep us entertained (and in the shade as much as possible). He has a knack for telling stories and sharing historical and architectural information about a truly beautiful neighborhood. The pizza towards the end of the tour was a perfect pick-me-up. Take this tour--you won't be disappointed.

We had a great afternoon with Rick. He is enthausiastic and knowledgeable about Brooklyn and a fun guy to spend time with. This tour was the most personal tour I've ever been on and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to get a taste of how Brooklyn was and how it is today.

Big Rick has a great personality. So much information, you will be pleasantly surprised if not amazed. How he remembers it all is impressive. My husband and I are from Central Jersey, and have been around brooklyn before. It is amazing how much you miss if you don't have a guide pointing out the special little things that you have probably walked past a hundred times, but never noticed. I look forward to Big Rick's other endeavors. We will definitely be back to take his future tours. We can't wait for the cemetry tour. Rick will undoubtedly make it as interesting, if not even more so than the walking tour of Brooklyn. Not only was Rick happy to tell us everything we ever wanted to know about Brooklyn, but also was happy to recommend places for us to eat and drink after the tour since it was our anniversary. Thanks again for giving us a taste of how friendly the folks really are in Brooklyn.

It was very interesting. Theguide was from Brooklyn and was 100% infrmative. The only down side was that the guide went in to much buildin g work and history for me . I found the rest really informaive and the backgroungd superb . I had been on previous bus tours but this took me through the real Brooklyn !!! Go on gop for it you have nothing to lose you will enjoy it and seee things you would normally miss!!!! Trust me I HAVE NOW BEEEN 5 TIMES AND I SAW THE RAL BROOKLYN !! CRAIG FROM ABERDEEN SCOTLAND