Mark Twain's New York

"Mark Twain's New York" is also available as a custom or private tour for schools, educational groups and other organizations, or private groups.

Call or write (mtny@salwen.com; 917-620-5371) to discuss your specific needs, and see the list below for other available tours of New York City.

Peter Salwen, author and leader of "Mark Twain's New York," has also led walking and boating tours focusing on various aspects of New York City's rich history, folklore, architecture and infrastructure, for the Municipal Art Society, Op Sail New York, the 92nd Street "Y," The English-Speaking Union, Leadership Learning Lab, Panasonic, and other educational, commercial and corporate clients.

See list at right for some of his most popular tours, or suggest a new tour idea to suit your organization's specific needs and interests.

Bloomingdale: The Upper West Side of Yesterday   A distant suburb of the city in Colonial days, the Upper West Side has gone through dramatic changes on its way to becoming one of New York's most vibrant and desirable neighborhoods and a cornucopia of architectural masterpieces.

Down Where New York Began   Amazingly, the original streets and waterfront of old New Amsterdam are still there, hidden among the canyons of New York's 21st Century financial district -- if you know where to look!

The Lower East Side: From Tenement Hell to Yuppie Heaven Explore the streets and sights of America's quintessential immigrant neighborhood

A Slice of the Apple:  42nd Street, River to River   From the United Nations and the great New York Public Library to glamour of Broadway in its heyday to the hookers and porn shops of the old West Side, 42nd Street has seen it all.

A Slice of the Apple:  57th Street, River to River   If you don't know 57th Street, you don't really know New York: High culture (Carnegie Hall), high fashion (Bergdorf, Tiffany's), high comedy (CBS Broadcast Center) and high art (the Art Students League and New York's most prestigious galleries) -- plus some of the city's most outstanding classical and modern architecture.

Brooklyn Heights:  New York's First Suburb   Still a  unique and delightful neighborhood, with peerless early-19th Century architectural treasures, and rich historic legacy, and spectacular views across the East River to Lower Manhattan.