We had a wonderful tour with Karen on Thursday, 4/5/18.
This was the closing day of our trip to NYC, and based on reviews of the various Hamilton tours we decided to go with the Patriot Tours even though it would be pushing us as far as time getting to the airport for our flight. After booking, I emailed to ask about the possibility of changing to the Tuesday tour in the event anyone cancelled due to inclement weather that day. This would make it easier for us to not worry about the time getting to the airport. Karen went a step better and moved up the tour time for us! Talk about excellent customer service. This was terrific for our time line!
Karen shares some great information while walking down the streets that these two historic men wandered during their lives, she presents a bit of a different view of the story of these men than that portrayed in the Broadway hit. While giving credit to the Musical for presenting an under-served story of our nation's history, she does correct a few things (Such as Burr serving upstate during the portion of the musical leading to "The Room Where It Happens").
Unfortunately, Karen confirms that Burr never documented his side of the story leading up to the duel, so we really still don't know how it all played out in his mind. I was really interested in finding more information from that side of the story, but alas, we are left hungry with that end of things
The only negative I would even ponder adding is that in the busy streets of New York on a cold and breezy day, it was sometimes hard to hear what Karen was saying. Having one of the microphone/headphone combinations like they are utilizing at the 9/11 Memorial would really benefit hearing all that she has to offer. Her tours serve up to 15 people, our group was 6, so I imagine some people on 15 person tours can feel a little lost at times. But Karen did happily repeat a few things for us when we indicated we had not heard her.
If you are like me and have been looking at the different Hamilton Tours available to you during your Visit to New York, I would not hesitate to recommend the Patriot Tours experience. Karen is a published Historian and weaves the story very well, with some of the most reasonable pricing out there.
Thanks to Karen and Patriot tours for giving us a nice end cap to our NYC trip.