Turnstile Tours are built around in-depth research, community engagement, and interactive experiences. We offer both public and private tours that showcase how New York City works, from factories to food systems, public markets to public parks. With our unique expertise, we deliver high-quality tours that appeal to both locals and first-time visitors.
Explore the past, present, and future of this waterfront landmark
History and industry inside of an engineering marvel.
History, architecture, and ecology in “Brooklyn’s Backyard”
Taste your way through the streets of Manhattan and Queens and get an insider’s view of the street food industry.
Explore the Essex Market, a bustling public market and a centerpiece of the Lower East Side since 1940
All Turnstile Tours experiences are available for private groups.
Our tours are built around close partnerships with non-profit and community organizations. As a social enterprise and Certified B Corporation, we are committed to helping our partners build capacity to welcome the public and raise money for their vital missions. At least 5% of every ticket purchased goes towards one of these organizations.
Fleet Week came early this year, as last week the city was visited by USS Cooperstown, which became the first US Navy ship commissioned in New York City since USS …
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For more than a decade, New York City-based social enterprise Turnstile Tours has been sharing the stories and flavors of Manhattan’s street food, and now they are coming to Queens.
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Join historian and filmmaker Laurence Cotton, originator of and consulting producer to the PBS special Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America, as he shares the remarkable life and career of the …
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