Explore the City’s ongoing tradition of making history.
From 2025 through 2026, New York City will commemorate both the 250th anniversary of the United States and the 400th anniversary of NYC itself. In partnership with Hamilton, we're celebrating all the ways New York City has made history—and continues to do so—highlighting the achievements driven by the creativity and resilience of the five boroughs and its people, including the perspectives of marginalized audiences like those of the Indigenous community, women and people of color.
This is your opportunity to craft unique, thematic itineraries that cater directly to travelers' passions—turning their visit into an immersive exploration of a city pivotal to global culture and innovation. Our team is here to help you inspire your clients to experience the vibrant legacy and ongoing reinvention of New York City.
Campaign elements are currently in development, but in the meantime, you can see a selection of sample itineraries and inspirational product below.
Travel professionals looking for inspiration can take advantage of the anniversary celebrations by creating itineraries like these for your clients, based on their interests.
So many social, cultural, artistic and culinary innovations started in NYC, we hardly know where to start. But we tried.
Check out landmarks and venues across the five boroughs that help tell the story of Black history.
The Stonewall Inn is just one of the many historic LGBTQ+ spots to visit in NYC, where the modern gay rights movement began.
Celebrate women’s history month by honoring these prominent New Yorkers.
Trace the history of New York City’s development in these buildings and sights.
Forty years since the photo series premiered, it still reflects a dynamic Harlem community.
These locations in Brooklyn have historical significance in the movement of freedom for Black people.
Discover the New York City origins of The Green Book, a guide to safe spaces for Black travelers in the Jim Crow era.
Visit these Dutch colonial houses for a look at the architecture and daily lives of NYC’s early European inhabitants.
Across the five boroughs, a handful of Black communities thrived before the Civil War.
Harlem’s famous stage has been the site of landmark performances by Salt-N-Pepa, Lil Wayne and other hip-hop stars.
Read about LGBTQ+ women who have changed, or continue to shape, NYC history.
Your clients can explore these historic sites, key to the development of New York City—and the United States.
Download free walking tours of NYC history, including "This Hallowed Ground: Slavery in New York" and "The New York Freedom Trail."
LGBTQ+-owned and -operated walking tour company inspired by the deep history and invigorating stories of the LGBTQ+ community in NYC and across the globe.
The center preserves the history of the free African American communities of Weeksville, Brooklyn.
The Tenement Museum is a portrait of immigrant life in 19th- and early 20th-century New York City.
This historic attraction was the site of a significant conference during the Revolutionary War.
Though few associate NYC with America's federal government, Wall Street is where it all began.
This landmarked farmhouse, built in 1785, is a museum celebrating the history of Queens.
This National Historic Landmark—the last remaining 19th-century estate in the Bronx’s Pelham Bay—is a cultural and educational institution that houses a museum and lush gardens.
This monument honors the free and enslaved Africans who were buried in Lower Manhattan.
The American Family Immigration History Center at Ellis Island, an archive of more than 65 million Port of New York passenger arrival records and 900 ship pictures circa 1820–1957, allows you to explore your family’s arrival in America.
New York City has long been the world’s most dynamic and desirable destination, but this is a moment you don’t want to miss.
Find captions and credits for our video that celebrates the City’s enduring contributions that shaped our nation and influenced the world.
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