Hamilton Heights-west Harlem Walking Tour

This was a really fun and enlightening walking tour. My guide, Mr. George, was extremely knowledgeable and delightful!

What a great overview of the history and culture of this part of NYC - and our extremely knowledgable guid was fun and insightful, plus careful to accommodate the different interests and levels of knowledge of the participants - he was great! Give yourself a treat and experience this wonderful part of the city, which far too many have never visited. Highly recommended!!!

This was a wonderful tour guided by William Gibbons . His historical perspective on Harlem was very insightful and made the tour both educational and enjoyable.

We enjoyed our tour with William very much. William is very knowledgeable and a great guide. He explained a lot about history, architecture and the social and economic changes that Harlem went through over time. Our tour with William felt like a walk around the neighborhood with a good friend. Thank you very much William! =)

The guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. The tour was very interesting. The tour allowed us to discover a less touristy and liveable part of New york. Highly recommended

This was a great tour, especially of the City on a Hill college. William our guide was magnificent. So friendly and knowledgeable. Could not recommend this experience more, for this tour or the Gospel singing experiences either.

Because he works at CCNY our guide, William, shared a lot of the school's history and was able to access interesting spaces, like the great hall. His expertisee spanned architecture, history and the lives of prominent, influential black residents of Harlem.

We had a wonderful time and a great local experience with Jocelyn, our guide. Attending the Sunday Gospel was very intimate and interesting - totally different to what I was expecting. I highly recommend the tour. The only flaw in our tour was that it ended about 40 minutes later than expected (some people checked-in late and we had to wait for them), so the majority of our group missed the final stops

I waited 15 min in the designated spot, but no one showed up to do the tour or contacted me in any way. I called the tour company number twice. On the second try someone answered and said she did not know where the guide was. I asked for a refund which she said she processed while we were on the phone. However, the refund never processed. Capital One did remove the charge as the service I paid for was not provided.

We enjoy learning history when travelling. We learned so much from George our guide - culture, history, architecture, folklore. He is a true historian of the area. Thanks for a memorable tour.

The guide explained very clearly the story and facts about Harlem. It surprised me how historical this area was. As a lover of American history I found it really interesting.

George really made our tour in Harlem an authentic experience. The tour went at a nice slow pace - perfect on a hot Summer day! The area has so much to offer and some really interesting history. It was great to escape the hustle and bustle of downtown Manhattan for a few hours, and to have such a passionate local as our guide really topped off the experience.

We learned so much from Dolores, who was very generous with her knowledge and time. We walked much of Harlem north of 140th street and finished the tour in lower Harlem. She pointed out the highlights, discussed the architecture and shared, from her well-informed perspective, the history of Harlem. We did not do Hamilton's house as it was closed, but returned a few days later for a tour by a National Parks Service employee and found it immensely informative.

What a fantastic tour with an even more fantastic guide!! George was one of the best tour guides we’ve ever had - and we’ve done a lot of walking tours, especially in New York. He was so so knowledgable about Harlem and happy to answer any question we had, which he did with great enthusiasm! The pace was good, we saw some great sights which we wouldn’t have seen otherwise and would recommend this tour to anyone. Request George as your guide if you can :)

Harlem!!!! The area is rich in history and George is so immersed in the local culture which he shares with gentle enthusiasm.Get on down for an experience which will enlighten your mind.It is safe and pleasantly rewarding.

I highly recommend this tour! After a few busy days in downtown Manhattan, this was a welcome retreat into beautiful Harlem, with its history and its character. George is an amazing tour guide who is not only very knowledgeable, but also very approachable and kind. I learned a lot today, and would do more tours with George if I had the time.

Our tour guide George took us on a fascinating journey through a part of Harlem. He provided us with historical information as well as recent developments. Our two teenagers could not get enough (neither could we), they would have done a five hour tour with George as well. Our apartment was in Harlem and it was very enriching to learn about the place we were staying.

Went on this as part of New York Pass option. Being non-American was a good intro to early American and New York history

We loved the tour with George. He was well informed and gave us a great intro to the neighborhood. He clearly knows the neighborhood well as he bumped into friends along the way. Stops include: Alexander Hamilton's house, City College, old brownstones, many churches, Malcolm X Blvd and more. Would do it again !

I took this tour a couple of years ago & was pleased to have the same tour guide George. My sister hadn't been to Harlem before. We two were the only ones on the cold & windy day. It seemed as though we didn't see or hear as much on this tour as my previous but that may have been due to the weather. George was very knowledgeable about the history of NYC in general & Harlem in particular. We also really appreciated his restaurant referral as we would have walked right by.

beautiful place with lots of information about monuments and people who lived there and made their history. Our guide was very attentive and extremely humorous, always smiling. And in the end we saw a music show in the Gospel Church. Fantastic. It's worth going.

George our tour guide was a very nice man. He gave us some history of the area, showed us the university and gave us a little background on Hamilton before walking 10 blocks to show us the front of The Apollo. It was an OK tour but could have been more informative give the ‘just walking’ time we had.

We had a very friendly and knowledgeable guide in William. He has a lot of historical knowledge and answered all of our questions. I was excited about Harlem and surprised by how diverse the architecture is in the neighborhoods... I'm already looking forward to Sunday, when I can attend a gospel mass.

Great tour with lots of information. Entertaining and interesting. The guide was very knowledgeable and took us to places that a "normal" tourist would not find.

It was a relaxing walk in which you get to know Harlem a bit better. History goes in waves. From prosperity to decline and then back to 'hip'. The residents also vary. The guide managed to weave this into the tour. It's definitely worth it if you want to know a little more about Harlem, its residents, the time African Americans came to the neighborhood and current developments.