Explore John Lennon's Happiest Place: New York City
The city that made him feel most at home — retraced block by block.
John and Yoko loved this city — the anonymity, the parks, the corner shops. This walk retraces the New York years, from the West Village apartment where they first landed to the Dakota and the quiet corner of Central Park that carries his memory.
It's a favorite as a birthday gift or surprise tour. I bring photographs, contemporary interviews, and the songs written on these very blocks.
At a Glance
Village to the Dakota — the New York years
We start in Greenwich Village at his first NYC home, walk past Washington Square (where he loved to sit), and thread through the streets he called his neighborhood. Then we make our way uptown to the Dakota and to Strawberry Fields, the peace garden that Yoko created in his memory.
You'll see his recording studios, his pubs, the Music Inn in the West Village (his guitar store), venues where he played, hotels where he stayed, and the management office he trusted.
As personal as you want it to be
Choose 3 hours across two neighborhoods, 4 hours in real depth, or extend to a full 8-hour day. I charge a flat hourly rate for a group of any size — but smaller is more intimate, and this tour rewards intimacy.
Fun trust note: I was featured on a Japanese TV program about John Lennon in New York — Lennon fans travel here from all over the world for this walk.
A Glimpse of the Walk
“A splendid time is guaranteed for all.”
