Harlem
- Admission:Free
4:49 AM Sunday, May 27
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The legendary borough of Harlem has been a famous name in New York City since the 1920s, when it was dubbed the 'black capital of the world'. Today Harlem is an increasingly gentrified area of classic brownstone townhouses, iconic jazz clubs, churches, cultural centers, cocktail lounges, and soul food restaurants.
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (125th Street) is Harlem’s main street. The neighborhood's slew of sights include the Apollo Theater, Studio Museum, Cathedral of St John the Divine, Striver's Row, and Astor Row townhouses and the Museum of the City of New York.
Take a tour led by a local, catch amateur night at the Apollo Theatre on Wednesdays, order up some soul food at Sylvia's on Lennox Avenue, or listen to the glorious sound of full-throated gospel at the Abyssinian Baptist Church on Sundays.
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Brilliant - no other words would describe this. Loved every minute of the tour, great guide and the music from the church was awesome. Tourist participation was also another plus. Would totally recommend this tour
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An excellent experience! The lunch at the Cotton club was just fantastic, both the entertainment and the food. However a glass of wine and a beer was extremely overpriced.
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This was a stellar tour. Nelson was knowledgable and very passionate about his subject. I learned so much about the hip hop culture I can't pass by graffiti art now without feeling a new respect for it. My only criticism was the weather ; it poured rain.
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Bordered by the Hudson and East rivers, Harlem runs from the northern edge of Central Park all the way up to Washington Heights. There are subway stations on 125th Street.
