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Tours & Hikes

ADVENTURE ON A SHOESTRING

"Scenic Soho," Sat. at 12:30; "Terrific Tribeca," Sat. at 2:30; "Splendid Grand Central Terminal," Sat. at 4:30; "Jewish LES," Sun. at 11; "Stylish Gramecy Park," Sun. at 1:15; "Idyllic Island," Sun. at 3; 265-2663 for res. & meeting place; all tours $5.

 

BIG ONION WALKING TOURS

Explore "The Upper East Side," Sat. at 1 & "Soho & Tribeca," Sun. at 1; 439-1090; call for meeting place.

 

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, "From South Street Seaport to Staten Island," Weds. at 2; "How to be a Millionaire," Thurs. at 2; "Black Heritage of Downtown Manhattan," Sat. at 11; "The Hidden Treasures of Chinatown," Fri. at 2; "Theodore Roosevelt Country," Sat. at 2; "Thomas Jefferson's New York," Sun. at 11.

 

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.

 

GREENWICH VILLAGE AT NIGHT

Guided tours of NY music clubs. "Jazz & Blues," Weds.; "Blues," Thurs.; "Jazz, Blues & Stand-Up," Fri.; "Rock & Blues," Sat.; 875-7019 for res., times & meeting place, $20.

 

i'll take manhattan

Learn the history, landmarks & culture of "Historic Soho" during tour of Wall Street; 732-270-5277 for res. & meeting place; Sun. at 1, $10.

 

MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY

"Grand Central Terminal," Weds. at 12:30; "Gramercy Park," Fri. at 11; "Downtown: Inside & Underground," Fri. at 1; "The American Museum of Natural History," Fri. at 1; "A Matter of Taste: Historical Revivals in the Gilded Age," Sat. at 11, $15; 935-3960 for res. & locations, all tours $10, $8 st./s.c. unless noted.

 

NY BOTANICAL TOURS

Learn about banana & coffee plants during "Tropical Attitude Tour," Fri. at 1 & Tues. at 1, respectively; Weekly bird walks with "Chickadee Madness," Sat. & Sun. at 12:30; NY Botanical Garden; 200th St. (Southern Blvd.), Bronx, 718-817-8700, free w/grounds adm.

 

NYC Cultural Walking Tours

Look at murals, sculptures & architecture during "Walking Tour of Rockefeller Center's Public Art;" 979-2388; call for meeting place; Thurs. at 10, $10 [through 2/24].

 

92nd St. Y tours

Extensive program of tours & trips in & outside of New York City. This week, "The Friars Club," Thurs. at 6, $25; "Two Very Special Soho Art Spaces," Fri. at 10, $25; "Subway's Buff's Tour," Sun. at 11, $20; "The "Other" Dance Spaces," Sun. at 1, $20; "Artists of the Upper West Side," Sun. at 1, $20; 996-1100 for res. & meeting place.

 

STREET SMARTS NY

"Dandies, Dudes & Shady Ladies," Sat. at 2; "Pubs & Poltergeists," Sat. at 6; "Greenwich Village Past & Present," Sun. at 2; 969-8262 for meeting place; all tours $10.