Icons & Secrets

Person taking a selfie on a street in DUMBO, Brooklyn, with Manhattan Bridge visible.

Mural on the side of The Rookery building in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

Williamsburg Bridge seen through a street in Brooklyn, New York.

Street mural of two artists on a brick wall near Orchard Street, New York.

Empire State Building and New York City skyline at sunset.

View of the Williamsburg Bridge from a riverside park in Brooklyn.

5 (68)

Discover Williamsburg: Brooklyn's cool & creative neighborhood

3 hours English

5 (68) 100% Personalized

From street art, thrift stores, and craft breweries, you'll soak up the creativity of this artistic community and see beyond the hype of hipsters

How It Works

Book your date

Choose your preferred date, start time and group size for your experience.

Share your interests

Complete your personalisation form after booking, for a tailored experience.

Explore with your matched host

We match you with a local host who shapes the route around you.

Experience Overview

Time:

3 hours

What to expect:

Fully tailored to your preferences

Language:

Hosted in English (Other languages may be requested)

Meeting point:

Washington Square N, New York, NY 10012, USA

Cancellation:

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience

What to bring:

We recommend wearing comfortable shoes and carrying a light bag for your essentials.
Public transport may be used during the experience - please bring a travel card or small amount of cash for fares.

What’s Included:

A private and personalized experience

3 hours with your host

Walking experience

Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)

What’s Excluded:

Tickets to any attractions

Transportation costs

Gratuities (optional)

Mostly walking, with food, drinks, transport and entry fees paid separately unless stated.

Reviews of Our New York Experiences

Ed was very flexible knowledgeable about history and allowed us to go at our pace. We explored Williamsburg so worth it.

Heather

New York

We did our Brooklyn tour with Ed Rothstein and it was excellent! He gave us a lot of history of Williamsburg took us to a nice café and shops. I’m very appreciative how flexible this Tour is and that we could meet at our hotel. If you could add my comment to the review, that would be great. I don’t know what happened, but it wouldn’t let me go back in. Thank you,

Heather

New York

Olga did a great job and went the extra mile helping us get the ferry back over to Manhattan

Rebecca

New York

Olga was amazing! She customized the tour to exactly+more than what we’d hoped for. She had such passion in her details of history and local art, plus knowledge of current hot spots, etc. she followed up with so many good links and details that give us more than we could have hoped for.

Lyndsay

New York

Amazing !

Lara

New York

Our tour guide, Olga, took us on a fun, well-paced, historical and scenic tour of Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo neighborhoods. So much to see! Olga was knowledgeable, friendly and culturally aware of what makes Brooklyn so special. We highly recommend her to other looking to explore Brooklyn. I want to book a return trip to spend more time in Brooklyn.

William

New York

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New York, Our Guests Way

Here are our guests exploring on a City Unscripted experience.

Beautiful memory

Intricate murals and winding stairs hint at East Village charm.

Bright mural captures New York's iconic symbols with playful flair.

Capturing the morning light on New York's iconic Brooklyn Bridge.

Enjoying a sunny afternoon with the Manhattan skyline as a backdrop.

Enjoying a classic New York moment with a bright yellow cab.

Beautiful memory

★★★★★

Vern

15 August 2026

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our 6 hours with Ivana. She had built our tour to take us where our coach tour, that we were about to commence, will not cover. She had researched both a cafe and a restaurant that would cater to our vegetarian diet. The areas we toured were "off the beaten track" to see where Danes lived, played and relaxed. This was exactly what we wanted. We learned so much about life in Copenhagen. Ivana was very easy to understand as she spoke flawless English and had a very warm and friendly nature. By the end of our tour we were sad to say goodbye as we had become friends. We highly recommend City Unscripted and Ivana in particular.

Angela

Elemena was splendid ant took us to places we hadn’t visited before

Renee

14 August 2026

Balazs was very knowledgeable about the history and culture. I would definitely recommend him to our guests!