OUTDOORS Tours & Hikes ADVENTURE ON A SHOESTRING "When Irish Eyes Were Smiling!," ...
ADVENTURE ON A SHOESTRING
"When Irish Eyes Were Smiling!," Fri. at 3; "Splendid Grand Central Terminal," Sat. at 12:30; "Historic Hoboken, NJ," Sat. at 2:30; "Haunted Greenwich Village," Sun. at 12; "Jewish Lower East Side," Sun. at 1:45; "Marvelous Murray Hill," Sun. at 4; 265-2663 for res. & meeting place; all tours $5.
BIG ONION WALKING TOURS
"St. Patricks' Weekend Irish Ellis Island," Sat. at 12 & Sun. at 1; "Annual Pre-Purim Jewish LES Tour," Sun. at 1; 439-1090 or www.bigonion.com for res. & meeting place, call for price.
CENTRAL PARK TOURS
Visualize Central Park during early 19th-century during "Views From the Past," Sat at 1; 794-6564 for res. & meeting place; free [through 3/25].
DR. PHIL'S NY WALKS & TALKS
Licensed guide Philip Schoenberg's tours of Brooklyn & Manhattan. Tours $12 unless noted, 888-377-4455 for meeting place & info. This week, "Brooklyn Bridge for Young Dreamers," Sat. & Sun. at 12, $6; "Hidden Treasures of Chinatown," Fri. & Sat. at 2.
FOODS OF NEW YORK
"A Food Adventure of Greenwich Village" explores restaurants & specialty shops both new & old; 732-636-4650 or foodtours@aol.com for res. & meeting place; Weds.-Sun. & Tues. 11:30-1:30, $25 incl. lunch.
FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM
Explore burial grounds & mourning customs throughout Manhattan & Brooklyn during "Ghosts & Burial Grounds of Lower Manhattan" tour; meet at Fraunces Tavern Museum, 54 Pearl St. (Broad St.), 425-1778; Sat. at 2, $10, $8.50 st./s.c.
Joyce Gold Tours
Tours led by professor of Manhattan history, Joyce Gold. This week: "More Teeming Than Bombay: The Old Jewish LES," Sun. at 1; 242-5762 for res. & meeting place, $12.
GREENWICH VILLAGE AT NIGHT
Guided tours of NY music clubs. "Jazz & Blues," Weds.; "Blues," Thurs.; "Jazz, Blues & Stand-Up," Fri.; "Jazz & Blues," Sat.; 875-7019 for res., times & meeting place, $20.
i'll take manhattan
"The Mystique of Gramercy Park" tour explores elegant NYC neighborhoods concentrating on the history & architecture; 732-270-5277 for res. & meeting place; Sat. at 1, $10.
MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY
"Grand Central Terminal," Weds. at 12:30; "The City Beautiful: Manhattan's Civic Center," Thurs. at 11; "Irish Footsteps in Old NY," Fri. at 11; "A Matter of Taste," Sun. at 1, $15; "Midtown Manhattan in the Age of Morgan the Magnificent," Sun. at 1, $15; 935-3960 for res. & locations, all tours $10, $8 st./s.c. unless noted.
NY BOTANICAL TOURS
Learn about tree fern & breadfruit plants during "Tropical Attitude Tour," Fri. at 1 & Tues. at 1, respectively; Weekly bird walks with "Great Horned Owls," Sat. & Sun. at 12:30; NY Botanical Garden; 200th St. (Southern Blvd.), Bronx, 718-817-8700, free w/grounds adm.
NYC Cultural Walking Tours
Discover landmarks & architecture of "Stuyvesant & Gramercy Historic District" during walking tour of the area; meet at NE corner of 1st Ave. (E. 14th St.), 979-2388; Sun. at 2, $10 [through 3/26].
92nd St. Y tours
Extensive program of tours & trips in & outside of New York City. This week, "Pier A: The Next Great Space," Sun. at 10:30, $20; "Hamilton Heights," Sun. at 1, $20; "Women of the LES," Sun. at 1, $18; 996-1100 for res. & meeting place.
SOUTH STREET SEAPORT
"Irish Stroll;" SEA-PORT for info & meeting place; Fri. at 1, $11, $8 w/two cans of food.
STREET SMARTS NY
"From Pages To Pavement," Sat. at 2; "Manhattan Murder Mysteries," Sat. at 2; "Ghostly Greenwich Village," Sun. at 6; "Soho Ghosts," Sun. at 2; 969-8262 for meeting place; all tours $10.
urban TRAIL CLUB
Sat. & Sun. tours & hikes. This weekend, "Triangle Trail," "Long Path-Palisades to Alpine" & "Van Cortlandt;" 718-274-0407, call for meeting place, time & price.
village literary pub crawl
Actors from The New Ensemble Theater Co. lead tour of four pubs giving literary histories & performances. Stops incl. Chumley's, the Cornelia St. Cafe, McBell's, the Cedar Tavern & the White Horse Tavern; meet at the White Horse Tavern, 567 Hudson St. (11th St.), 718-777-0706; Sat. at 2, call for prices.