Princeton Walking Tour: Discover Einstein's Neighborhood
4.9
54 Ratings
Princeton
Experience the top-rated Princeton Walking Tour and explore Einstein's neighborhood. Join our knowledgeable guides to uncover the secrets of this charming town!
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • In the initial hour of our excursion, we’ll showcase Princeton’s wealth of renowned individuals and influential figures. Our extensive tour proudly details their stories, making it our most sought-after guided tour. We’ll immerse you in the captivating past of Princeton University while exploring all the essential campus landmarks, such as Nassau Hall, Princeton Chapel, Prospect Garden, Blair Hall Rockefeller College and others!
  • For the subsequent hour of the tour, our journey extends beyond the university boundaries where we’ll take a look at the residences and frequented places of notable personalities like Albert Einstein, F Scott Fitzgerald, TS Eliot, Paul Robeson, Woodrow Wilson, Grover Cleveland, Robert Wood Johnson, and even the ‘80s idol, Brooke Shields, among others! Suiting all preferences, this tour caters to fans of historical literature and modern pop culture alike.
What's Included
  • Gratuities included
Additional Information

Our flagship pedestrian tour has held the top spot on TripAdvisor’s Princeton attractions for a continuous stretch of 13 years. An achievement to be proud of, wouldn’t you agree? Renowned publications such as The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Washington Post have roomed features about this tour, and guess what? Their unanimous conclusion is that it’s splendid! Each tour guide on our team lives, works, and unwinds in Princeton, underscoring how deeply we all cherish our township! If your aim is to emerge from a walking tour with a profound comprehension of Princeton and feel like a true insider, our tour perfectly suits your needs!

We are open year-round and offer a diverse range of tailor-made experiences including private tours, scavenger hunts, pub crawls, and more. Contact us to check availability!

Location
116 Nassau St
Nassau Street
Guides will be inside the Princeton University U-Store located next to Labyrinth Books.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Karenbi6245av
Apr 22, 2024
Walking tour/pub crawl in Princeton - Thanks so much Jen for a really fun and informative walking tour of Princeton. I learned more about this town in 2.5 hours with Jen than I have in four years of living here!
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Elizabethaz8091pl
Apr 21, 2024
This tour does not disappoint - I’ve lived in Princeton for five years and still learned so much on this tour. Jen was passionate about Princeton history and so much fun! Definitely request Jen.
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Trail13058279847
Apr 21, 2024
fun and knowledge guide - This was a fast speed 2 hour of getting to know the history of Princeton. Very interesting and fun way of catching up with a city you don’t know. We can warmly recommend the trip. (A lot of US name dropping so you need to know a little US history before making this trip - maybe not for foreigners with no knowledge of US)
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Veronica_m
Apr 21, 2024
2 hour tour! - The 2 hour walk is fun and filled with interesting facts about Princeton University or Princeton itself. Be ready to walk fast!
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Renee_c
Nov 7, 2023
Mimi is a wonderful guide... - Mimi is a wonderful guide with so many interesting anecdotes. Her love for her home town shines through as she led us through the school and surrounding points of interest.
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Briansu6547gr
Nov 5, 2023
Not your everyday walking tour! - Not typically a fan of walking tours but this exceeded my expectations! Fun, upbeat, quick and informative. Definitely recommend!
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Elizabeth
Nov 5, 2023
Exceptional, fun, educational - This was such a fun and educational tour. Our tour guide was exceptional. She was knowledgeable, so much fun, never boring( not for one minute). She was peppy moving at a nice pace. She was fun!!! I totally enjoyed this tour and would tell friends and family to definitely go on this tour.
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V1955hddanaw
Nov 2, 2023
Amazing Walking Tour!!! - This tour was one of the best tours we have ever taken. The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable, witty and accommodating to all. She made the experience engaging and fun. The information shared was well researched, informative and very interesting. It was the perfect length and well worth the time and money. We would recommend it highly and can’t wait till next year to do one of their infamous ghost tours!
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Neilsv3726en
Nov 2, 2023
Excellent Tour and Tour Guide😊 - The tour was beautiful, and the tour guide was amazing and charismatic. She gave an informative description if the school’s history and the campus architecture. It really enhanced the overall experience. I think I can speak for my school classmates when saying she handled the group excellently - Thank You!
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J_ssikaa2017
Oct 31, 2023
The guide attitude spoiled the experience - I love walking tours and I usually take them everywhere I go. This time, it was an EMBARRASSING experience. 5min into the tour: Guide: are you recording the tour? Me: no. I am taking a few written notes for myself, do you mind? Guide makes a disgust face: it will be really distracting to me if you are taking notes on your phone during the whole tour. It was TOTALLY embarrassing. I got the feeling that other people in the group heard the comment and it made me feel exposed for doing nothing wrong. It seemed they were worried on how I was using the information they were providing, like it was copyrighted or something. Considering I don't even live in the US, I have no idea how I could use that information in detriment of themselves or their business. Truth is I take notes for 2 reasons: 1. I go back to my favorite places afterwards, to take pictures and contemplate some of the stories told 2. I collect all of those in a huge memories scrapbook of all my trips around the world. Which means that turned out to be a tour with good information that I could do nothing with, since I didn't remember half of it by the end of the experience and was trying to make the guide comfortable instead of the other way around. The curiosities about the city history and the campus were interesting and a few good recommendations were done by the end, but there was still too much bragging about personal experiences and personal contacts (which I think I wouldn't mind if the rest of the experience hadn't made me feel so uncomfortable). Maybe a good product with REALLY BAD customer experience.
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