NYC Local Bike Tour: Lost in Brooklyn

2 h
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Itinerary
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Stop At: Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY

Carroll Street Bridge: Dating from 1889 and still functioning, this is the only Trapezoidal-Retractable bridge left in the world

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY

Stadium Wall: The Brooklyn Tip-Tops, Federal League rivals of the local Dodgers, played in this stadium in 1914-1915.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY

Burial location of the Maryland 400: The Maryland 400 gave their lives against a powerful British force in order to allow Washington’s Army to retreat to Manhattan during the Battle of Brooklyn in August of 1776

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

Blatz Memorial: Stephen Blatz briefly survived a 2 plane collision over Brooklyn that killed 134 people in 1960. The contents of his pockets were poignantly made into a memorial decades ago.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

126 Stirling Place: Damage from the above-mentioned plane crash can be seen on buildings on this block

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

640 2nd Place: Former home of Barack Obama

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Prospect Park, 450 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-3707

Quaker Cemetery. Although we are not permitted to enter the cemetery, we are allowed to observe the grounds from an outer fence in order to preserve the site’s privacy

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Prospect Park, 450 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-3707

Site of Malbone Street Wreck: 93 people lost their lives at this spot in NYC;s deadliest subway crash on 1918. This event was so horrific that the city renamed the street to Empire Blvd.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Prospect Park, 450 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-3707

Site of Ebbets Field: Home of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1912 to 1957

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Prospect Park, 450 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-3707

Clove Road: Original Revolutionary War Road that dates back even farther to a Native America Trail

Duration: 19 minutes

Included
  • Use of bicycle
  • Use of Hemet
Not included
  • Lunch
  • Entry/Admission - Prospect Park
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
60% Sport
55% Cultural
30%