Greenwich Village Literary Walking Tour and Pub Crawl

Tours in other neighborhoods as well!

Check our Reservations Page, and the posts below to find out about tours in other neighborhoods, about tours honoring momentous literary moments, and explore the city through the eyes of the author, led by passionate literary geeks and history buffs (with a taste for quality beer and spirits)!
New York’s Best Walking Tour

Greenwich Village’s Original Pub Crawl! Begun in April of 1998, we’ve been going strong and bringing a passion for our subject matter. Tours last approx. 3 hrs and are every Saturday at 2pm, beginning at the White Horse Tavern, 567 Hudson Street and 11th Street. Tickets are $20, $15 for students/seniors. For info call (212) 613-5796 .
Come with a Group or on your own!

Over 15 years & still crawling. The Oldest Continuously Operating Walking tour in the Village! Tours are every Saturday at 2pm, beginning at the White Horse Tavern, 567 Hudson Street and 11th Street. Tickets are $20, $15 for students/seniors. For info call (212) 613-5796
Many Copies but none with our Passion

We are passionate about our material, and the writers! Hear the stories, poems, prose, & learn why Greenwich Village may be the most fascinating neighborhood! Tours are every Saturday at 2pm, beginning at the White Horse Tavern, 567 Hudson Street and 11th Street. Tickets are $20, $15 for students/seniors. For info call (212) 613-5796

Posted on April 12, 2013

Brooklyn Literary Walking Tour

On the second Sunday of every month, we will hold our Brooklyn Literary Walking tour. Going through areas of beautiful Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill, we will show you the sites that were the center of “Little Bohemia,” regale you with legends of the literary luminaries of the neighborhood, and perform selections written or inspired [...]

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Posted on December 2, 2012

The Oldest Pub Crawl in the Village!

Back in April 1998, we were some of the only people walking the streets of Greenwich Village, taking patrons to some of the oldest and greatest literary pubs that were still around. This was before the Olsen twins, before Liv Tyler and Sarah Jessica Parker. “Friends” may had started showing clips of village buildings, and [...]

Come on our tour

Local actors will take you on a fascinating walking tour of several Greenwich Village bars that are rich with literary history. Inside each bar, you’ll relax and have time for a drink as your tour guides weave fantastic tales of the history of the establishment and of some of the greatest authors who have hung [...]

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Posted on October 25, 2012

The Guides

There’s something special about the guides that work for the crawl, and it’s hard to explain what it is. Many of them are actors, familiar with the stage. That’s not necessarily unique to walking tours or to tour guides. Actors have a wonderfully unique energy: outgoing, passionate, love to talk (to a fault perhaps), love [...]

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Posted on September 19, 2012

Bars and Writers

Drinking and writing have gone hand in hand since the invention of ink and the creation of drink. And no one did it better than the writers of Greenwich Village. The bohemian culture in the village, from the late 1800′s til the early 1940′s – combined with the many social, economic and political upheavals developing [...]

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Testimonials

It was awesome with you guys. This last Saturday. Will surely spread the word. Till then, do keep the stories (and the pubs) alive :)

Hi guys. I took your amazing tour in September 2011 when I was doing research for a novel on New York, a novel that was just released in October. Thank you so much for the fantastic work you guys do and the inspiration it gave me.

I went on this tour with my mom and dad. We are all from New York and a friend told me how much fun it was. My parents and I love history and it was great to learn about all these amazing facts about writers, architecture and the city in general. A few months later my parents took my aunt and uncle, and now they are planning to go with my cousins. It seems like the whole family enjoys it so much they want to share it with everyone.

Kim C.

It was way better than I expected. The guide was very knowledgeable, and stayed with us for close to four hours. I had a blast!

Just wanted to say thanks and how much we enjoyed the literary pub crawl last Saturday - not only was it great to visit the old pubs and get the context, but we loved getting more of a feel for the area and the buildings there too. Thanks again, you are doing a really great job there! Will definitely be 'spreading the word' and just to let you know we found out about you via an entry in the 2007 edition of Time Out's Guide to New York.

Can't thank you enough for the fantastic time we had on the Private Literary Tour--which was more like a couple of hours exploring and swapping tales with a good friend. We had a blast and a lot of laughs, a lot of drinks (well, it IS a pub crawl), a lot of Aussie tourists, and a lot of new knowledge to take with us. I especially loved when you 'burst into song' with a recital of famous verse or prose. You didn't give us a tour, you made a memory that will last a lifetime. We're going to have to do this again to see everything we didn't get to! Many, many thanks!!