Celebrate 100 Years of The Great Gatsby With a Walking or Boat Tour
CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF THE GREAT GATSBY WITH A WALKING OR BOAT TOUR
By Foot or By Boat, Explore the World of The Great Gatsby
Can you believe The Great Gatsby turns 100 this month? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless novel of love, ambition, and heartbreak has inspired movies, Broadway shows, and countless Gatsby-themed parties from Boston to Bangkok.
To celebrate, we’re hosting special editions of our Secrets of Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald’s Manhattan Tour on April 6 and April 10. Plus, we’re continuing the Great Gatsby Boat Tour, a beloved experience originally launched by our dear friend Eleanor Cox in 2008. The schedule is here for boat cruises which begin on May 18 and run to September—don’t miss out!
WALKING TOUR: Step Into Gatsby’s New York This one-of-a-kind tour takes you through the places where Scott and Zelda lived, wrote, and partied. We’ll explore 1920s Manhattan, uncovering the city’s speakeasies, grand hotels, and Jazz Age landmarks. Along the way we visit landmark hotels that the couple visited, explore architectural gems that are still with us that evoke the Jazz Age (a term Fitzgerald coined), and walk in the footsteps of the couple. Some guests even enjoy a cocktail along the way—just like in Gatsby’s time!
BOAT TOUR: Explore the Real Gatsby Locations Many assume Gatsby’s world was pure fiction, but Long Island truly shaped the novel’s setting. Our boat tour starts in Port Washington (the real-life inspiration for East Egg) and cruises through Manhasset Bay, offering views of the very spots Fitzgerald saw from his home in Great Neck (West Egg).
This narrated, two-hour tour brings Gatsby’s world to life as we pass by historic mansions, modern estates, and the iconic Execution Light. It’s the perfect way to spend a day on the water while stepping back into the roaring ’20s.
Why not re-read The Great Gatsby this month? You might catch things you missed in high school—and what better way to celebrate a century of Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, and Nick Carraway than by seeing their world come alive?