Baseball and NY:
A Natural History Tour

Historian, teacher and licensed New York tour guide Peter Laskowich offers walking tours about NY baseball and its colorful history, teams, players, stadiums and anecdotal stories.

"Baseball is from NY. In its origins, traditions and most compelling history, baseball is New York. Since 1987 I have indulged in my passion for New York City by giving tours, talks and classes of its history. The game of baseball is intimately connected with this great city.

As the product of a Brooklyn Dodger family, I eventually came to see connections between local history and that of baseball. This led to my groundbreaking course 'Baseball Is New York' --since taught at Hunter College and at the New School-- and to lectures on the ties between the history of Brooklyn and the integration of baseball."

Peter Laskowich's tours are individualized and are available for groups of any size. We can provide both student and adult group tours as well as private lectures. You don't have to be a baseball fan to appreciate the stores, but it helps to have some some understanding of the game of baseball well as a familiarity with NY's history and culture.

Click here to request a quote on a NY Baseball Walking Tour or by visiting our Contact Us web page.

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