Why choose this New York City tour ?
Discover how New York City raised the “father of the atomic bomb” and the “destroyer of worlds.”
Main features:
Find out about J. Robert Oppenheimer’s early years on the west side of Manhattan. You will learn on how his unique education shaped his adulthood. Hear about the immigrant roots of the Oppenheimer family. You will discover the sites of the Manhattan Project and see the legacy left by the atomic bomb.
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What makes Oppenheimer in New York Walking Tour a unique experience ?
We will visit the premarital home of Ella Oppenheimer, Robert Oppenheimer’s mother, to discuss J. Robert Oppenheimer’s immigrant ancestry.
We will visit the site of Oppenheimer’s birth to discuss his parents’ life in New York.
We will visit the former home of Edwin R. A. Seligman to discuss Oppenheimer’s education at the Ethical Culture School.
We will visit the Clarendon, the former home of William Randolph Hearst, who was the talk of Oppenheimer’s childhood neighborhood and had ties with the world leaders who would be forever connected by WWII and Oppenheimer.
We will visit the childhood home of J. Robert Oppenheimer to discuss his childhood and adolescence.
Visitors will learn about the history of Riverside Drive that coincided with Oppenheimer’s formative years.
We will visit the Master Apartments to discuss FDR’s New Deal and the various ideologies of that era that prospered and informed Oppenheimer as a young man.
We will look at the Shinran Statue to discuss the cause and the effect of the atomic bomb.
We will visit the home of Isidor Rabi, a pioneer in 20th-century physics, a Nobel Prize winner, and a close friend of Oppenheimer.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Purefinder New York.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at America/New_York.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- This Tour is Rated 5 Stars based on 6 valid reviews on TRIPADVISOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 12 Travelers is accepted for booking.
