Half-Day Harlem Gospel Experience Walking Tour
103 Ratings
- Live Guide
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- E-Ticket
- 4 hr
Enjoy a neighborhood tour of the cultural capital of Black America and experience the soulful sounds of gospel music. Explore the streets walked by greats such as Billie Holiday, Malcolm X, and Michael Jackson while viewing legendary sites like the Apollo Theater, the Abyssinian Baptist Church, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Strivers’ Row, Hotel Theresa and much more. After the neighborhood tour, you also have a chance to enjoy a gospel performance at a service in a local church.
Itinerary Details
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Stop At: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
(Exterior Visit) The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a research library of the New York Public Library and an archive repository for information on people of African descent worldwide.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At:
(Exterior Visit) Home of the first Works Project Administration commissioned work awarded to an African American artist
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
(Exterior Visit) Mother Zion has played a critical role in every aspect of African-American life during early New York City history.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Abyssinian Baptist Church
(Exterior Visit) Founded in 1808, Abyssinian Baptist Church is one of the oldest African-American Baptist churches in the United States.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Strivers' Row
View beautiful historic homes built by David H. King Jr., who also built the Washington Arch and the Empire State Building.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Apollo Theater
(Exterior Visit) Re-opened to both black and white audiences in 1934 as the Apollo Theater catering mostly to Harlem’s black community.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Harlem
Experience the service of a black congregation and enjoy and participate in the Gospel music with live musicians and choir sharing the joy of Gospel.
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Stop At: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
(Exterior Visit) The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a research library of the New York Public Library and an archive repository for information on people of African descent worldwide.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At:
(Exterior Visit) Home of the first Works Project Administration commissioned work awarded to an African American artist
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
(Exterior Visit) Mother Zion has played a critical role in every aspect of African-American life during early New York City history.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Abyssinian Baptist Church
(Exterior Visit) Founded in 1808, Abyssinian Baptist Church is one of the oldest African-American Baptist churches in the United States.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Strivers' Row
View beautiful historic homes built by David H. King Jr., who also built the Washington Arch and the Empire State Building.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Apollo Theater
(Exterior Visit) Re-opened to both black and white audiences in 1934 as the Apollo Theater catering mostly to Harlem’s black community.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Harlem
Experience the service of a black congregation and enjoy and participate in the Gospel music with live musicians and choir sharing the joy of Gospel.
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
