Reservations are now being accepted for our popular summer historic walking tour series! Visit our Events Calendar to find a date and to reserve a ticket.
The Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project LDC (MARP), in collaboration with the Fort Greene Park Conservancy, will be hosting a FREE neighborhood walking tour series this summer. Two guided tours will be available each month, one exploring Fort Greene Park and the other the historic Wallabout neighborhood north of Myrtle Avenue.
The Wallabout Historic Walking Tour will discuss the neighborhood’s 400 years of history, from a rural farming community to a 20th century urban neighborhood and industrial center. This tour is held the third Saturday of each month, May through October.
The Fort Greene Park Walking Tour discusses the park history, with focus on the storied life of Walt Whitman, a leading advocate for the neighborhood park. This tour is held the second Saturday of each month, from May through August.
Each of the tours last approximately 90 minutes and begin at 11am at the Fort Greene Park Visitor Center. All tours are FREE and open to all.
RSVPs are required and can be made by clicking here or by calling (718) 230-1689 ext 6#.
Information on Walt Whitman, along with the reciting of some of his and other’s works during the tours, is provided by the Walt Whitman Project and the American Opera Projects.
