Learn why New York needed the subway, how it was financed and constructed, and the unique features that set it apart from every other system in the world
Step back in time inside Brooklyn’s first subway station, built in 1908 when Brooklyn joined the NYC Subway system
Hear the story of one of the oldest railroad tunnels in the world—built decades before the subway—and visit the highest elevated station outside of China
Experience the newest subway cars and the oldest still in service
Moonwalk (if you dare!) on the platform where Michael Jackson filmed Bad
Join us for the Brooklyn edition of our popular NYC Underground Subway tour!
Brooklyn is New York’s most populous borough, and its transit history is every bit as fascinating as Manhattan’s. Here, the subway’s growth connected neighborhoods, spurred development, and demanded engineering feats and quirks found nowhere else in the world.
This tour doesn’t just offer a history lesson—it’s a chance to experience the subway as a living system. We’ll uncover surprising stories of how the subway works, why it was built, and how politics, design, and engineering combined to create the system we ride today.
By the end of the tour, you’ll see the trains, tunnels, and stations you pass through every day in a completely new light.
100% refund up to 24 hours prior to the start of your tour.
When canceled less than 24 hours before the start of your tour, we will do our best to reschedule you or issue you a credit to use on any of our upcoming tours. This credit won’t expire until you use it!
The tour meets in front of the Starbucks located at 50 Court St, Brooklyn. Your guide will hold an “Untapped New York” sign.
Google Maps Pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/1XabwJ7jrLfeoVis6
By subway:
2.3.4.R to Brooklyn Borough Hall
A, C, F to Jay Street
How long is the tour?
This tour is 2 hours long
How strenuous is this tour?
There are many steps up/down and it is unfortunately not accessible or recommended for people with mobility issues.
Is this tour ADA accessible?
Unfortunately this tour is not ADA accessible as subway stations we go to on this tour are not ADA accessible.
Is this tour mostly indoors or outdoors?
This tour is mostly indoors.
Where does this tour end?
The tour ends at the Barclay Center.
Who will be our guide?
One of our licensed New York tour guides. Always a local New Yorker!
