This tour presents the swanky Upper East Side as a stage for some largely unknown or forgotten actors in the escapades of the Cold War.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔  Guided tour with visual aid presentation.
Departure & Return
Departure:  ,

Across from 800 5th Ave on the Central Park side of the intersection of 5th Ave and
E. 61st St.

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Itinerary
1
A very swanky FBI spy nest.

Duration:  5 minutes

2
The former home of an American industrialist turned into a soviet consulate became the site of a "fallout" between the US and USSR.

Duration:  15 minutes

3
At the former residence of Ernest Hemingway we'll learn about how he was recruited by a Soviet spy master, and some of his escapades during WWII.

Duration:  10 minutes

4
Residence of John Hazard Reynolds - The Wall Street Communist.

Duration:  10 minutes

5
Former Cuban Mission to the United Nations.

Duration:  10 minutes

6
Childhood residence of Michael Whitney Straight - Impressionable Rich Kid.

Duration:  10 minutes

7
Residence Victor A. Kravchenko, a Soviet defector who wrote I Chose Freedom, and I Chose Justice.

Duration:  10 minutes

8
Residence of Morris and Lona Cohen, the friendly couple next door that stole plans for the first atomic bomb.

Duration:  15 minutes

9
Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations

Duration:  10 minutes

10
Residence of Arkady Shevchenko - Highest-Ranking Soviet Official to Defect to the West

Duration:  10 minutes

Additional info
•  Wheelchair accessible
•  Service animals allowed
•  Public transportation options are available nearby
•  Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
•  All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
•  Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Price:
From $35
Ticket:
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
duration:
2 hours
Guide in:
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