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🦉 Discover a diverse array of vibrant bird murals in surprising Upper Manhattan locations, with insight from an experienced local birdwatcher!

Audubon Mural Tour of Washington Heights
🗓️ Friday, September 19th & October 5th
⏰ 3 pm – 5 pm ET
🎟️ Untapped New York Members at the Insider tier and higher get 50% off tickets!

Tour Highlights:

  • Visit murals created by both famous street artists, including Snoeman, Totem, as well as “legit” artists, including George Boorujy, for the Audubon Mural Project
  • Learn about the birds depicted in the murals from an experienced bird watcher
  • See John James Audubon’s resting place and Trinity Cemetery 
  • View a dramatic and colorful mosaic created during the COVID pandemic
  • and more!

Underground Art Deco Tour

⏰ 4 pm – 6 pm ET
📍Grand Central Terminal
🎟️ Untapped New York Members at the Insider tier and higher get 50% off!

When you think of Art Deco architecture, you likely think of looking up. But what if some of the most interesting stories about New York City’s Art Deco structures are better told underground? Explore landmarks like the Chrysler Building, Rockefeller Center, and more from a new perspective.

More Friday Events

🏙️ Celebrate the culture and community of Greenwich Village and the East Village with poetry tours, live musical performances, art talks, and more engaging events during The Village Trip, running through September 28th

🎨 Search for a unique piece of art from more than 85 local, national, and international galleries at the Affordable Art Fair, running through Sunday, September 21st

⏰ 10 am – 12 pm ET
📍City Hall Park
🎟️ Untapped New York Members at the Insider tier and higher get 50% off!

Do you know about the hidden champagne vaults below the Brooklyn Bridge? Or the Cold War fallout shelter that was surprisingly uncovered? Hear stories of these secret spaces and more fascinating tales from the iconic bridge’s history as you walk across and admire the views.

Morrisania Musical Legacy Walking Tour & Performance

⏰ 4 pm – 5:30 pm ET
📍 Freeman Street subway station
🎟️ Untapped New York Members at the Insider tier and higher get $5 off!

Follow in the footsteps of Jazz, Hip-hop, Doo-wop, and Latin music artists who called the Bronx home as you learn about the neighborhood’s rebirth. After the tour, explore the neighborhood’s dining options and stick around for a free live event at Bronx Music Hall!

More Saturday Events

✨ Be dazzled by a procession of hand-made lanterns as the annual Morningside Lights parade floats through Morningside Park to Columbia’s campus, this year celebrating the images, icons, and influences of the year 1965. The lights come on at 8 pm.

🐬 Discover how climate change is affecting the natural world during ClimateFest at the American Museum of Natural History, where visitors of all ages can take part in educational activities and see how eight of the museum’s classic dioramas have been transformed to highlight the effects of climate change – 10 am–4 pm

Remnants of Gritty Times Square Tour

⏰ 11 am – 1 pm ET
📍Father Duffy Statue
🎟️ Untapped New York Members at the Insider tier and higher get 50% off!

What’s left of Times Square’s former red light district? Join one of Untapped New York’s expert guides for a journey into the past, where you’ll uncover former peepshows, grindhouses, adult book stores, dive bars, hotsheet hotels, sex clubs, porno theaters, and massage parlors from the days when 42nd Street was the Deuce.

Underground Subway Art Tour

⏰ 2 pm – 4 pm ET
📍Times Square Subway Station
🎟️ Untapped New York Members at the Insider tier and higher get 50% off!

The New York City subway system is the largest in the world and with hundreds of art installations scattered throughout its 472 stations, it’s also one of the world’s largest public art galleries! Pick up insider secrets about installations by Roy Lichtenstein, Tom Otterness, Mary Miss, Jacob Lawrence, and many more artists!

More Sunday Events:

🚌 Hop aboard vintage NYC buses at the New York Transit Museum and MTA New York City Transit’s 2025 Bus Festival at Emily Warren Roebling Plaza in Brooklyn Bridge Park from 10 am – 3:30 pm

📖 While you’re in Brooklyn, catch a talk or pick up your next read at the 20th Annual Brooklyn Book Festival, taking place at multiple locations throughout the borough

Monday, 9/22

🖼️ Explore the new flagship locaion of Cavalier Galleries on an exclusive tour with Untapped New York Insiders

⛵ Don’t miss one of the last Tides & Tapas sails of the season! Enjoy delicious bites and wine pairings whil admire views of the Statue of Liberty and Lower Manhattan skyline

Tuesday, 9/23

🚂 Locate remnants of a lost movie theater and more Secrets of Grand Central Terminal on a tour of the famous landmark

Wednesday, 9/24

✨ Admire the opulent facades of Fifth Avenue’s extant Gilded Age mansions and learn why others have been lost on an expert-guided walking tour

Thursday, 9/25

🏙️ Virtually visit the grand apartment buildings of renowned architect Emery Roth in a live presentation by Andrew Alpern, as he shares a peek inside his new book, Emery Roth’s New York Apartment Buildings

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