Big Onion Walking Tours

Big Onion shows visitors & tourists alike the diverse fabric of urban neighborhoods, using as guides doctoral students PhDs who are studying history or closely related fields.

What started as an informal enterprise gradually developed into a small company as they began giving public "show-up" tours that were listed in the newspaper.

The reason Big Onion Walking Tours has succeeded is that it makes the city's history accessible and understandable--not to mention entertaining.

In the aftermath of the terrorist attack, the economic woes of New York businesses that feed, entertain, house and generally cater to visitors have been well documented.

Big Onion also provides guide services for a number of non-profit groups and local BIDS, including PBS (Satan's Seat: New York during Prohibition tour).

The latest Big Onion creations include: "America's Museum: Art & History of the Metropolitan"; Historic TriBeCa; "Art, Sex and Rock & Roll: New York on the Cultural Edge"; and "STEAM in the Village: Artistry, Invention & Exploration - a walking tour weaving together science, technology and the history of New York City.

The company has been won numerous "Best of New York" awards, including: Two collections of Big Onion tours have been published by NYU Press.