| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Incredibly Informative and Interesting!!!!!
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| Mon, Nov 16 10:00 AM |
JohnKuntz |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Karen does a fantastic job of creating the imagery and energy of the time period by not only knowing interesting facts and experiences but by being able to present them in a way that explains the social culture, economics, religious viewpoints, and politics that all drove the Revolution. Having a guide that is so passioinate about the time period and New York sets this tour experience at a completely different level in comparison to other walking tours I have taken in the past. She develops a true educational experience. I took the Civil War tour and highly recommend it also. |
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Informative and fun!
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| Thu, Nov 5 1:00 PM |
NancyDonio |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Karen did such a nice job of telling, showing, and explaining the history of lower manhattan during the Revolutionary time period. We have been wanting to do a tour like this one for a long time and am so happy that we finally did it! I cant wait for next year! I think we will try the Civil War tour next! |
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Educational, In-Depth, and Entertaining
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| Thu, Nov 5 1:00 PM |
julesp |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Our tour guide was friendly and warm, and exhibited deep knowledge of the time period. Her enthusiasm was contageous, and it was fun to learn obscure facts about the area and the revolution. It was definitely one of the best tours I've ever taken. |
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A must for locals!
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| Sun, Oct 25 1:00 PM |
GillianS |
Unspecified |
20-29 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| This tour really opened to my eyes to some surprising historical insights as to what happened right in my neighborhood back in the Revolutionary War times. Locals should really take the time to learn of out area's historical signifigance. |
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great
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| Sun, Oct 11 1:00 PM |
krispat |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| great! |
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Great & informative tour of revolutionary NYC
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| Sun, Oct 11 1:00 PM |
cecurran |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This is a great walking tour of downtown Manhattan, especially if you are a history buff. Our tour guide was Karen--she was friendly, informative, and enthusiastic about her subject matter. She is full of anecdotes, stories, and history that I guarantee you never learned in your history classes! All in all, I would highly recommend this tour for anyone hoping to walk the streets of colonial and revolutionary New York City--you're in for a treat! |
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Great American Revolutionary Tour
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| Fri, Oct 9 1:00 PM |
PERRYBV |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Took the tour with another DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) member. We were very impressed With Karen's dept of knowledge. I highly recommend her and this tour. I knew a great deal about the period and the area before the tour, and learned much more from Karen. |
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informative and fun
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| Wed, Oct 7 10:00 AM |
beamerup |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| it was great. I had read about it on TripAdvisor and was exceting nothing less than great and I was not disappointed. |
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Knowledgable, enthusiastic guide makes great tour
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| Wed, Oct 7 10:00 AM |
mwelker |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We ended up with only 4 people in our group, which made it easy to ask questions or follow up on things the guide had mentioned. She was very knowledgable about both the Revolutionary and the Civil Wars in New York. Besides learning about the Revolutionary War, it was a nice walk through lower Manhattan, and we got to walk down Wall Street, see the Stock Exchange, and see Ground Zero (from a short distance), in addition to the Revolutionary War sites. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in history. |
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A wealth of knowledge in a delightful presentation
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| Tue, Sep 29 1:00 PM |
jlundblade |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This walking tour of Revolutionary NYC was a delight! Our guide was well informed of both well-known and obscure people in the period from 1765 to 1797 on Manhattan island. Her enthusiastic presentation displayed her love of the subject matter.
Whenever applicable, she was able to cite the primary documents.
We learned of the early workings of the Sons of Liberty in the context of New York's constant factional in-fighting, shedding light on why the New York assembly was so hesitant to come out for independence. Another highlight was learning of the battle of Brooklyn and the occupation of New York by the British, including Washington's spy ring.
In all, it was terrific to hear the personalities of an epic time in US history come to life, warts and all in the places that they walked. I enthusiastically recommend this tour. |
