Prospect Park Tour

Overview

Explore Prospect Park on this 2-hour guided walking tour and learn about historic restoration and environmental preservation work in the Park, including cultural and recreation projects currently underway. This interactive experience explores how Prospect Park has changed over time, from the original vision of designers Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux to the ways in which the Park is used today. Tours begin at Grand Army Plaza and take visitors through many of the key natural and historic landmarks of the park, including the breathtaking Long Meadow, the innovatively-designed LeFrak Center at Lakeside, and the Ravine, the largest natural forest in Brooklyn. This tour also features a special behind-the-scenes visit to historic sites and features within the park.

These tours are offered by Turnstile Tours on behalf of Prospect Park Alliance, the non-profit organization that sustains, restores, and advances the Park in partnership with New York City.

City: Brooklyn

Sat 21 Sep

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Sat 21 Sep

Starting at $25.81

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What's Included

Knowledgeable and engaging tour guide

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Please wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather. This tour operates rain or shine and involves walking 2 miles/ 3.2 kilometers on foot with a few stops that have places to sit down.
A 10% gratuity for your tour guide is not included but is culturally appropriate and appreciated if you enjoy your tour experience.
With advance notice, this tour can accommodate a wheelchair- and stroller-friendly route. Please contact the company with at least one week's notice.
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms

What To Expect

Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch

Tours begin on the front steps of the Brooklyn Public Library Central Library, located at 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238. The nearest subway stations are at Grand Army Plaza (2,3) and 7th Av (B,Q).

Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch

Our tour will begin at Grand Army Plaza where visitors will see and learn about architecture from the City Beautiful Movement that adorns this grand entrance to the park, including the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch.

Prospect Park

Visitors will explore features of the natural and built environments in Prospect Park, including Brooklyn's largest forest, the longest urban meadow in the United States, and various water features, including waterfalls, creeks, and Prospect Park Lake. We'll also see sculptures, memorials, and historic sites, including The Boathouse, Picnic House, and The Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch.

Prospect Park Audubon Center at the Boathouse

This historic structure is home to one of multiple structures in the park that has Guastavino Tiles. Designed by architects Helmle, Huberty, and Hudswell, this 1905 structure was saved from the wrecking ball by activists in the 1960's. Today the Boathouse is home to the Prospect Park Audubon Center, the first audubon center in an urban park in the United States.

Lefrak Center at Lakeside

Our tour will end at the Lefrak Center at Lakeside, a sustainably designed skating rink and recreational center that faces out onto Prospect Park Lake and a newly restored natural habitat for turtles, fish, and waterfowl.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (22)

jeild

Nov 2019

I had a truly amazing time touring Prospect Park with our tour guide Doug from Turnstile Tours on November 17, 2019. He had an in-depth knowledge of the Park's history and landscape. Despite living in Brooklyn for 7 years and visiting the park from time to time, Doug showed/educated us on parts of the park I would have never come across on my own. I highly recommend this tour!!

Cliffdweller

Nov 2019

A truly outstanding tour. Prospect Park is so notable for its design that you might assume no guide is needed. I had been there before, using The Complete Guide to Prospect park (Silver Lining Books, 2001); Turnstyle gave a better tour. I enjoy walking tours and this one was just as good as they get. I have been to Prospect Park before, but the Turnstyle guide showed it to me from new angles, physical and intellectual. Doug Chapman is everything you could ask for in a walking tour guide: knowledgeable, personable, able to reach children and adults alike, offering information and details without overdoing it, and ending on time.

8TKO8

May 2019

Andrew was a wealth of information... very pleasant... answered all questions... nice guy. Would highly recommend this tour.