- A viewpoint for observing Hell Gate, Mill Rock, and Roosevelt Island.
- A viewpoint towards Astoria Park and the Triborough Bridge, also showcasing aspects of Wards Island.
- At the Wards Island side of Hell Gate Bridge, tour participants will learn about the distinctive engineering of a renowned bridge and the plan to destroy it.
- Tour participants will witness the remains of Little Hell Gate that divided the islands, the truss bridge over the concealed strait, and classic film sites. They will observe the northern portion of Hell Gate from Sunken Meadow, the erstwhile islands connected to Astoria, and the power facilities of the East River.
- A viewpoint of Rikers Island, North and South Brother Islands, and the world’s largest prison vessel.
- All fees and/or taxes
- Tea and coffee
Explore the treacherous Hell Gate section of the East River, which you can view from Randall’s Island. You can reach the island either by foot, car, or bicycle via the RFK Bridge—accessible from East Harlem, Astoria, and Port Morris, or the Wards Island Bridge/103rd Street Footbridge from Manhattan.
Main highlights:
Learn about Hell Gate’s notorious whirlpool that devoured ships, and the destiny of the HMS Hussar.
Discover the thwarted Nazi scheme to destroy the Hell Gate Bridge.
Uncover the transformation of the Hell Gate islands from private lands to a stronghold for psychiatric and detention centres.
Listen to tales of the Hell Gate Explosions and the calamitous General Slocum Disaster.
Gaze at Rikers Island’s jail complex, the abandoned quarantine structures on North Brother Island, and the ex-pirate Mill Rock island.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.