NYC Tours You Can’t Miss

We bring the city to life by reviving dead poets. Join one of TimeOut New York’s Top 100 Experiences and explore Greenwich Village through the stories, scandals, and spirits of its most iconic writers we love most!

We are proud to introduce the
Greenwich Village Literary Ghost Tour!

Wednesdays this October at 7pm
Meet us at the Washington Square Arch!

Tickets are limited to 13 per tour.

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LITERARY
PUB CRAWL

Saturdays
2:00pm
3 Hours
2-3 Bars

21+

$49

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COST VARIES

Outline of Washington Square Arch.

Writers
Walk

SELECT Sats
11:00Am
2 Hours
No Bars

all ages

Starts at $20

Our Approach

Our NYC tours are designed for those who want a unique tour experience founded in the art of storytelling (and maybe a few dad jokes).

  • Small groups for a more intimate, story-driven experience

  • Iconic bars (or not, if you opt for our sober-friendly tours).

  • Unforgettable stories of the writers who shaped New York.

  • Reading lists curated for every tour.

Not ready to book just yet?

Take a peek into the literary world of New York.

→ Explore Our Literary Guide to NYC
→ Browse Our Favorite Books from the Tour

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get to know our guides

  • A woman with short gray hair and sunglasses is smiling and talking with a man who has short dark hair, wearing a black t-shirt with the words "Literary Pub Crawl" and a backpack. They are standing outdoors with a group of people in the background, some smiling and talking.

    Eric Chase

    OWNER & GUIDE

    FAVORITE AUTHOR ON TOUR: Jack Kerouac & Edna St. Vincent Millay

  • Three women sitting at a table with drinks, two of them are holding playbills for the musical 'Aladdin,' obscuring their faces. The woman on the right has red hair and is looking down. The women are wearing black shirts with 'LITERARY PUB CR' printed on them, and are in a setting with wooden walls and a window behind them.

    NYC Tour Guides

    Local Actors, Writers, Readers

  • A woman with red hair smiling and looking upward, holding a large rusted metal and wood object, possibly a vintage equipment or tool, in a small, enclosed space with dark walls and tiled floor.

    Malka Wallick

    GUIDE

    FAVORITE BOOK: There is no way to truly answer this, but I recently read The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai and it changed my life.

  • A man with glasses, a beard, and a black cap is speaking to three women standing in front of him on a city street. The women have long dark hair, one wears a black shirt, the second has a checkered hat, and the third wears a sleeveless top. The background shows brick buildings, fire escape stairs, a tree, and a small garden with plants and flowers.

    Rob Gonyo

    GUIDE

    FAVORITE BOOK: Mother Night, Kurt Vonnegut

  • A kitten with orange, black, and white fur reaching up with one paw, against a light blue background.

    CAT

    This is not a guide. This is a cat.

    Most of the writers on our tour love cats. Join us to find out more!

  • A woman smiling and wearing a large hat and jacket, standing outdoors near an airplane at an airport.

    Dorothy Parker

    Also not a guide, but she does appear frequently on our tours to have a good time :)

  • "The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world."

    —F. Scott Fitzgerald

    (The Great Gatsby, ch IV)

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