Long before it was dubbed the Big Apple, those who knew New York City called it The Big Onion...
Since 1991, Big Onion Walking Tours has led locals and visitors alike on innovative and exciting tours through New York's ethnic neighborhoods and historic districts. Our walking tours explore the many layers of history that make up the fabric of our city. Big Onion tours are the finest, most comprehensive, and thought provoking walks available. We have won numerous awards, including "Best Walking Tour in New York City" by New York Magazine and "Best of the Best" by Our Town. We’ve been called "astoundingly informative" by Time Out New York; "expert" by the Washington Post;"rigorously trained" by Travel+Leisure; and "New York’s most prestigious historical-tour company" by The Rough Guide to New York.
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Join Big Onion’s Seth Kamil on “Toni on New York!” A weekly show hosted by Toni Senecal about the history, culture, food, and unique hidden gems of New York’s neighborhoods. We can be seen every Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. and again Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. on WPIX 11.
"For most of my life, I believed independent travel was the only route to the real unfiltered stuff. I eschewed group experiences like the plague ... most of all, anything incorporating the word tour ... My mistake. I've gained some of my best travel memories from being herded around with a bunch of strangers - on a Big Onion Walking Tour ..."
Peter Jon Lindberg, Travel + Leisure's editor-at-large, January 2009