Choose your cat history tour.
Bridge cats in Brooklyn Heights, ship cats and postal cats downtown, bar cats and tenement cats on the Lower East Side.
Pick your route
Pick the neighborhood you want to walk. Every public tour is 2 hours, $45 for adults, $40 for seniors, and capped at 12 guests.
Brooklyn Heights Cat Tour (2 hours, $45)
Walk through bridge cats, Borough Hall, brownstones, churches, hotels, and old subway stories in Brooklyn Heights.
Ned crossed the Brooklyn Bridge before the public did. Jerry Fox guarded Borough Hall. The Heights has more cat history than it lets on.
Financial District Cat Tour (2 hours, $45)
Follow ship cats, Wall Street mousers, postal cats, City Hall mascots, and the old buildings where they worked.
Ship cats, Wall Street mousers, postal cats, City Hall mascots, and the old buildings where they worked.
Lower East Side Cat Tour (2 hours, $45)
Hear bar cats, tenement cats, theater cats, fire stories, Bowery characters, and the rougher side of old New York.
Bar cats, tenement cats, theater cats, fire stories, Bowery characters, and the rougher side of old New York.
Dogs & Cats on Fifth Avenue (2 hours, $45)
NewWalk Fifth Avenue from Madison Square Park to the Plaza Hotel while hearing pet stories from Old New York.
The pet stories of old Fifth Avenue, from society animals to hotel legends and early guide-dog history.
Private Tours & Special Events (Custom, Varies)
Book your own Cats About Town route, date, and pace for a family, team, school, club, or private group.
Your own Cats About Town route, date, and pace for a family, team, school, club, or private group.
2-hour walks
A compact route with enough time for stories, questions, and photos.
Small groups
Public tours stay capped so the walk feels personal.
Real NYC history
Each stop connects a place you can see to a story you probably have not heard.
Fall 2026
Fall tour dates
Choose a cat history walk in Brooklyn Heights, the Lower East Side, or the Financial District.
Brooklyn Heights
Sept. 13, 19 & 26 at 5 PM · Oct. 11 & 17 at 4 PM
Lower East Side
Sept. 12 at 5:15 PM · Sold out
Financial District
Sept. 20 at 1 PM
Three evening departures
Halloween Twilight Tour
Brooklyn Heights · Oct. 24 at 5:15 PM · Oct. 25 & 31 at 5 PM
Planning an NYC day for cat lovers?
If you are comparing cat-friendly things to do in NYC, start with the route that fits your day: Brooklyn Heights, the Financial District, the Lower East Side, or Fifth Avenue.
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2026 tour dates are open.
Choose your neighborhood, pick a date, and join a small-group walk through New York's cat history.
The only tours in NYC where you'll meet other cat lovers while exploring cat history