As summer starts to draw near to an end, now is the time to jump on one of our most popular tours before the season is over! This Sunday, join one of our expert and licensed New York City tour guides for a stroll through Brooklyn’s Prospect Park as you uncover all of the secrets hidden within. A pastoral oasis considered the masterpiece of landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux (the same team who designed Central Park), Prospect Park boasts sprawling meadows, indigenous forests, and impressive manmade bodies of water which hide underground tunnels, remnants of the Revolution, an inconspicuous cemetery and so much more. Learn more about this experience and book your spot below!
Uncover the secrets and symbols of Grand Army Plaza, the monumental entrance to the park
Learn about the park’s ingenious design and the monumental task of transforming it from a wasteland into a pastoral haven
Hear about the secret tunnels beneath the park’s surface
Visit the once-idyllic garden that devolved into a symbol of the park’s decay (and is being restored to its former glory!)
Discover the innovative initiatives to combat storm damage and erosion, including recycling historic elements and employing a squadron of livestock
See the private cemetery within the park – home to a Hollywood legend
Stroll Brooklyn’s last remaining forest and discover Olmstead’s hidden tricks to enhance the woodland
Hear about mysterious happenings inside the park, including mystic rituals and supernatural park-goers
TOUR DETAILS:
Price: $35 per person
What to bring: Comfortable walking shoes
What to know: The tour is approximately 2 hours long and covers 2 miles. Note: some of the walking surfaces are uneven and require ascending a moderate incline. No cancellations or refunds.
Nicole Saraniero is the Insider-in-Chief at Untapped New York, leading our Untapped New York Insiders membership program. Nicole graduated from Hofstra University with a Bachelor of Science in Televis
