10 Awesome Reservation Only Sites at Open House New York 2019
7. Vertical Tour of St. John Divine
Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Photo by Kripaks via Wikipedia
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine is another location that will hosts both Open Access tours and tours that required reservations. The reserved tours are vertical tours that will take guests to the top of the world’s largest Cathedral. The Cathedral serves as an active house of worship, arts, cultural, and civic center with Byzantine, Romanesque, and neo-Gothic architecture. The church sits on a 12-acre Close with gardens, other historic buildings and resident peacocks.
The vertical tour of the Cathedral is a behind-the-scenes adventure that will take guests 124-feet up through spiral staircases for a sweeping view of Manhattan. While standing on a buttress, participants will learn stories of the stained glass windows, sculptures, and grand architecture of the Cathedral. Vertical tours will run on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 11:00AM to 12:00PM, 12:00PM to 1:00PM, 1:00PM to 2:00PM, and 2:00PM to 3:00PM. Book here when registration opens!