Welcome to New York! It’s been waiting for you! This new Taylor Swift walking tour is fun for the whole family: boys and boys and girls and girls, and Swifties of all ages. Visit places in New York that are important and influential to the art and life of Taylor Swift. Discover where she has lived and lives, see her favorite recording studio, smell inside the bakery where she has gotten her birthday cake, see a bar where a riot broke out that relates to Taylor’s desire to stand up for human rights, explore a bookshop Taylor has shopped in, walk the campus of the first university to offer a Taylor Swift class, learn about a historic jazz club Taylor has visited and much more. Travel to various neighborhoods, or “eras” of New York and hear about Taylor’s experiences within them. The tour is researched, and presented by a Swifty with years of experience as a New York City tour guide whose other tours have received over 200 Five Star reviews across various platforms. Are you ready for it?
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Fun Taylor Swift facts and stories
✖ We don’t go into Electric Lady Studios, tickets are not available because it’s a recording studio
✖ We don’t go into the Stonewall Inn bar, if you are over 21 years old you can, no tickets needed
✖ We don’t go in the Friends Building, tickets are not available because it’s an apartment building
✖ We don’t go in the Comedy Cellar, tickets cost $14 M-W, $25 F-Sat, and $17 Th and Sun
Departure & Return
Departure:
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We meet in front of the NYU dorm building, Lipton Hall, 33 Washington Square West New York, NY between West 4th street and West Washington Place.
Itinerary
1
Greenwich Village
Walk around the campus of the first university to offer a Taylor Swift course and hear about her relationship with the university.
Duration: 10 minutes
2
Electric Lady Studios
Learn about this famous recording studio where Taylor Swift has recorded many times.
Duration: 5 minutes
3
The Stonewall Inn
Hear about a famous riot that happened at this bar its importance to civil rights in America and its influence on Taylor Swift standing up for human rights.
Duration: 10 minutes
4
51-53 Christopher Street
Smell inside the famous bakery where Taylor Swift has got her birthday cake and learn about the talented woman chef who founded it.
Duration: 5 minutes
5
Friends Apartment Building
See the building that was used to represent where Monica, Rachel, Joey, and Chandler lived and discover lots of fun connections between Taylor Swift and the show Friends.
Duration: 10 minutes
6
West Village
Discover the place Taylor Swift rented on Cornelia Street, see images of the inside, and learn some fun architectural, historical, and design facts about the building. We don’t go in the building, but we do see images of interiors of the home.
Duration: 5 minutes
7
Comedy Cellar
Learn about this famous NYC comedy club and Taylor Swift’s fun connection to comedy in New York City. We don’t go in the comedy club, but you can check out a show later if you want and find out about other comedy clubs nearby that are affiliated with the Comedy Cellar of the Comedy Cellar is sold out.
Duration: 5 minutes
8
McNally Jackson Books
Explore inside an independent bookshop where Taylor Swift has been seen shopping for books
Duration: 5 minutes
9
SoHo
In this hip trendy neighborhood famous for art galleries and high fashion boutiques learn about Taylor Swift’s fun connection to fashion and art in New York City.
Duration: 10 minutes
10
TriBeCa
See Taylor Swift’s current New York City home and learn about the neighborhood and other celebrities who live in this expensive New York City neighborhood. We don’t actually go in Taylor’s building.
Duration: 10 minutes
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• 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
• The remaining time is spent walking from location to location
• Infants can pushed in a stroller or carried in a baby carrier
