Hell Gate Walking Tour
Schedule
Sun May 18 2025 at 12:00 pm to 02:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Randall's Island Park | New York, NY
Delve into the treacherous Hell Gate portion of the East River (between Astoria Queens and Randall’s and Wards Islands).
Main features
- Find out about Hell Gate’s ship-swallowing whirlpool and the fate of the HMS Hussar
- Learn about the foiled Nazi plot to blow up Hell Gate Bridge
- Discover the passage of the Hell Gate islands from private properties to a fortress of psychiatric and detention facilities
- Hear about the Hell Gate Explosions and the General Slocum Disaster
- Peer at the jail complex of Rikers Island the quarantine ruins of North Brother Island (once the home of Typhoid Mary) and the former pirate island of Mill Rock
Tour length: 2 hours
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Where is it happening?
Randall's Island Park, 20 Randalls Island Park, New York, NY 10035, USA, United States
Tickets
USD 34.00
