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New Years Eve Drinking History and Live Ball Drop Experience

New To The Site! New York City, USA

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Overview

Take a tipsy journey through the spirit trails and exclusive entry through barricades as we retrace the immigrant progress toward the American Dream during Prohibition. We'll begin in one of New York's oldest bars and former speakeasies while drinking a specialty brew or cider. At our second location, we'll explore the catalysts behind prohibition, focus on the women of the Gilded age and the movement that gave rise to an oil king while eating and drinking. To round off our journey together we will guide you into one of New York's last-standing 1920s speakeasies and tell the tale of the period’s most notorious gangsters, infamous bootleggers and discuss the sudden demise of prohibition.
Here you will have an open bar and apps all night from 7:00pm-12:00am and an exclusive view of the ball drop from 12 blocks away (where we end is an exclusive section that the general public is not allowed into).

What's Included

  • Alcoholic beverages Drinks included until midnight
  • Entry within the barriers at Times Square
  • Exclusive view of the ball drop at midnight from 12 blocks away
  • Dinner Food is available for purchase

Meeting Location

Meeting point

825 8th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA

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On 8th Avenue between 39th and 50th Streets in front of entrance to the office building of One Worldwide Plaza. There is a bike rack on the street and Carnegie Deli is across 8th Ave.

End point

210 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019, USA

Flute Bar

Start Time • 4:30 PM

What To Expect

Times Square / Theater District

We move within the security parameters of Times Square and see Broadway and other historic landmarks. The group has an outdoor viewing area for the midnight countdown and world-famous New Years Eve Ball Drop.
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Broadway

Walk through the one-of-a-kind Broadway area which merges the old and new of the theater world.
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Times Square (Pass By)

Street side view of the midnight ball drop from 54th Street.
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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

This tour is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Activity code: C-39251P10


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