Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #16 in New York, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 4.6 km
Ascend 90 m
Descend 77 m

Explore New York in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in New YorkIndividual Sights in New York

Sight 1: St. Lucy's Church

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St. Lucy's Church is a former parish church of the Parish of St. Lucy, which operated under the authority of the Archdiocese of New York in the East Harlem section of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City. The parish address was 344 East 104th Street; the parochial school occupied 336 East 104th Street. The parish merged with St. Ann's Church in 2015, and Masses and other sacraments are no longer offered regularly at this church.

Wikipedia: St. Lucy Church (Manhattan) (EN)

1372 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 2: Our Lady of Good Counsel Church

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Our Lady of Good Counsel Church

The Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel is a parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 230 East 90th Street, Manhattan, New York City. The parish was established in 1886. The church was completed in 1892 to the designs by Thomas H. Poole. The address listed in 1892 was 236 East 90th Street.

Wikipedia: Our Lady of Good Counsel Church (Manhattan) (EN), Website

1062 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 3: Unitarian Church of All Souls

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The Unitarian Church of All Souls at 1157 Lexington Avenue at East 80th Street in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City was built in 1932 and was designed by Hobart Upjohn – Richard Upjohn's grandson – in the Neo-colonial style with a Regency-influenced brick base. It is the congregation's fourth sanctuary. The congregation, dating back to 1819, was the first Unitarian Universalist congregation in the city. It has provided a pulpit for some of the movement's leading theologians and has also recorded many eminent persons in its membership.

Wikipedia: Unitarian Church of All Souls (EN), Website

471 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Comic Strip Live

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The Comic Strip Live is the oldest stand-up comedy showcase club in New York City, located at 1568 Second Avenue.

Wikipedia: Comic Strip Live (EN)

348 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Zion Saint Mark's Church

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Zion Saint Mark's Church

Zion-St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, formerly known as Deutsche Evangelische Kirche von Yorkville and Zion Lutheran Church, is a historic Lutheran church at 339-341 East 84th Street in Yorkville, Manhattan, New York City. The congregation is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Wikipedia: Zion-St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church (EN), Website

468 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Church of the Holy Trinity

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Church of the Holy Trinity

The Church of the Holy Trinity is an Episcopal parish church located at 316 East 88th Street between First and Second Avenues in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.

Wikipedia: Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Manhattan) (EN), Website

701 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 7: Carl Schurz Park

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Carl Schurz Park

Carl Schurz Park is a 14.9-acre (6.0 ha) public park in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, named for German-born Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz in 1910, at the edge of what was then the solidly German-American community of Yorkville. The park contains Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the Mayor of New York.

Wikipedia: Carl Schurz Park (EN)

138 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Gracie Mansion

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Gracie Mansion

Gracie Mansion is the official residence of the mayor of New York City. Built in 1799, it is located in Carl Schurz Park, at East End Avenue and 88th Street in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan. The Federal-style mansion overlooks Hell Gate channel in the East River and consists of two sections: the original two-story house and an annex built in 1966. The original house is a New York City designated landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wikipedia: Gracie Mansion (EN)

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