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Big Onion Walking Tours

Expert Reviews of Big Onion Walking Tours

Citysearch | Articulate, brilliantly well-educated guides lead a wide range of tours.

Organized by theme (immigrant New York) or by locale (Lower East Side), Big Onion tours are ideal for adventuresome tourists and locals eager to learn more about the city's culture and history. Personable tour...
citysearch.com - expert review - 09/15/2004
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User Reviews of Big Onion Walking Tours

Yelp.com Review - by John G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Took the Brooklyn Bridge and Greenwich Village walking tour with the Big Onion company. They employ Columbia history graduate students, so you really get some great history lessons on the walks. The…
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Melissa P.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love Big Onion! I found it randomly while looking for a fun weekend activity and it was definitely worth it. We did the food tour in the Lower East side and the tour guide was peppy and…
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by jen t.

5.0 of 5 stars. Big Onion was mentioned in some NYT wkd story so I signed up as an activity on which to take my visiting mom. Now, I have lived here for 6 years but we took the LES tour and every street we walked on…
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Christalle R.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm not sure how I came across Big Onion tours but I'm glad I did. We took the Downtown Walking Tour and our guide was very knowledgable! He explained the history of Battery Park, Bowling Green, the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kanishka K.

4.0 of 5 stars. We did a Central Park tour and it was pretty good. I feel like as a first timer, I wouldn't have known what to look at first so this was a good way to get started. It was about a 2 hour tour but we…
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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Wonderful!

A friend and I decided to take the eating tour the day after Thanksgiving, and it was so much fun! Even though something like 200 people showed up, there were several guides and our group was not too large. We...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by nara f.

5.0 of 5 stars. Yes Big Onion Tours are awesome! More New Yorkers should get over themselves and go find out something new about their city. I believe all the tour guides are Phd students and all have different…
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Rachel D.

5.0 of 5 stars. I recently went on the Lower East Side eating tour with a few friends. Our guide, a PhD student, was very energetic and knowledgeable, and they had enough guides to split us into manageable groups.…
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2007
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The Brooklyn Bridge

I just returned home from my trip to NYC. I have to say that a definite highlight of my vacation was the Big Onion walking tour of the Brooklyn Bridge last Thursday. I left NY 28 years ago..and if anyone told...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/21/2006
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awesome!!

Big Onion Walking Tours are really fun, fascinating and a great way to explore the city!! Both native New Yorkers and toursits will love the tours. We have been on several tours and loved them all!! The tour...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/02/2006
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Ron Aviram, PhD

Dr. Ron Aviram is a fantastic mental health professional. His genuine caring come across obviously ...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/03/2006
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DON'T miss taking an NYC Big Onion tour

Big Onions Multi-Ethnic Eating Tour was absolutely fantastic. It perfectly satiates any history buffs appetiteand the cultural delicacies just further enriched the experience. The price for the duration of the...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/21/2005
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Far Exceeded expectations

My parents were in town visiting this past weekend so I made a reservation for the Multi-Cultural Eating Tour for Sunday. I was amazed at the knowledge of our guide, Annie....and of how much there was to learn...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/29/2004
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This Onion is all smiles!!!

If you want the behind-the-scenes perspective of NYC, this walking tour is the way togo. The tour leaders are fantastic. Very knowledgeable. Highly recommend next time you are in NYC take this tour. It won't...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/01/2002
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Walking through History!

In a city rich with history BOWT is the way to go. I learn so much everytime a take a tour! I've brought guests from out-of-town, even my elderly parents. We walked through the Green-Wood Cemetery, and even...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/17/2002
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Big Onion, we can't hear you!

I went on my first tour with this company a few weeks ago, it was the Brooklyn Bridge and Brooklyn Hts tour. The tour would have been alot better if it had been a small group. There were too many people. It...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/13/2002
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Brings NYC To Life

I took the Immigrant New York Tour and found it extremely interesting. The tour guide was very animated and brought all the stories to life! I would recommend this tour -- and any other Big Onion tours -- to...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/04/2002
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