Tours
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MANHATTAN MANSION Morris-Jumel Mansion, Manhattan’s oldest house, began as Roger Morris’s “Gentleman’s Farm,” became Washington’s Revolutionary War headquarters, and in the 19th century was used by Madame Eliza Jumel as a “Chateau in the Heights.” A guided tour provides a look at its 11 period rooms decorated in styles from throughout its Colonial, Federal, and Empire history. Saturday, 11 a.m.-noon, Morris-Jumel Mansion, 65 Jumel Terrace, between 160th and 162nd streets, 212-923-8008, $5 general, $3.50 seniors, students, and members, reservations recommended.
APRES-TURKEY NYC Discovery presents a Thanksgiving weekend tour of historic pubs and taverns. Stops along the way include the city’s third-oldest tavern and a 1920s speakeasy that was once a favorite of writers, including F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. Saturday and Sunday, 5:15 p.m., 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place, $13 does not include drinks.
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