Discover what the city doesn’t want you to see with Purefinder New York tours

Purefinder New York tours are among the top 10 “best quirky NYC events” in Time Out

Death in New York

Experience the comprehensive New York history of death, burial, epidemics, and execution on this epic 3-hour tour (based on the book Death in New York) through Battery Park, the Financial District, Tribeca, the Civic Center, and Chinatown!

Death in New York

Evening Tour

Experience four centuries of death in New York on this thrilling 1.¾-hour night walk!

The Psychiatric History of New York

Take an analytical stroll through the evolution of psychiatry on Manhattan’s Upper East Side!

The Outlaws Who Built Manhattan

Find out how key individuals—via methods of piracy, misconduct, and double dealings—established and built upon the island of Manhattan.

Central Park: Scandal & Vice

Explore the dark underbelly of the world’s most famous park!

Oppenheimer in New York

Discover how Manhattan’s Upper West Side raised the “father of the atomic bomb” and the “destroyer of worlds.”

Hell Gate

Delve into the treacherous Hell Gate portion of the East River, as seen from Randall’s Island!