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Exploring New York: Least Touristy Tours Ever

July 31, 2008 at 9:00 AM | 0 Comments

New York is the kind of city where a tour guide is far from necessary. But sometimes even the most jaded locals want to discover something new.

That's when it's time to consult Urban Tours, the least touristy tour company ever. Organized by the Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment, Urban Tours offers walking, biking and boat trips around the city's least traveled destinations.

Coming up later this summer: A walk through Brooklyn's Greenwood Cemetery, as well as a water taxi tour of "The Other Islands of New York," which explores the non-Manhattans: Roosevelt, Randall's, Ward's and the two Brother Islands. (Bonus points if you've ever even heard of the Brother Islands, wedged between the Bronx and Rikers Island, they formerly housed quarantined smallpox victims.)

Related Stories:
· Urban Tours [Official Site]
· Walking Tour coverage [Jaunted]
· New York Travel coverage [Jaunted]

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