For four years (1981-85), Mr. Trump and Obama lived four miles apart. This walking tour – with one subway ride – is objective. Tourists may share political views, civilly. Other presidents are along the way: Nixon, Grant, Eisenhower, Clinton and both Teddy & Franklin Roosevelt.

Explore San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park with this fun puzzling adventure
Super affordable’this experience is good for a group of up to 12
A self-guided experience allows you to pick the day and time that’s best for you
All you need to begin is a Smartphone with a data plan

What To Expect

Grand Central Terminal

Trump, 29, rebuilt his first building here in 1975. His Dad wanted to keep the family business in Queens. Meet the guide in the middle of Grand Central (1913) at the clock/information booth. See the star ceiling which also has the biggest mistake in NYC. Downstairs is a food court that still has the feel of 1913.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Dag-Hammarskjold Plaza Greenmarket

Obama, 22, was a corporate journalist at the Business International Corporation. Here at this UN subcontractor, he realized that he’s very good at writing and presentation. See the UN down the block. Pass the Daily News Building which was the ‘Daily Planet’ for Superman in 1978. Also pass Pfizer pharmaceuticals which hands half of our Covid shots.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Upper East Side

Both Trump and Obama have a history here. Trump Tower on Park was a hotel from 1929. Today it’s 120 condos and 8 penthouses. Obama’s 2nd apartment is a mile from here, too. The trip to 339 East 94th Street is too far for the 3-hour walk, but you may return later. He said drug addicts were near his place in 1983. Today, this neighborhood is many doormen buildings.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Trump Tower

The signature home of Donald and his three marriages. The apprentice was filmed here. Also see the Plaza Hotel that he rebuilt. He had a cameo there in Home Alone.
NYC’s first female construction manager supervised the construction site, 1983.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Central Park

Rebuilding the Wohlman ice rink put Trump in the news in 1986. At Trump Parc (1930) a penthouse sold for $27 million. Hear the highlights of Central Park, built 1857-74. Pass the Zoo that inspired Simon & Garfunkel’s 1960s song.
Obama once posed for a photo at “The Pond.”
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Columbus Circle

The architect Philip Johnson rebuilt the Gulf and Western Building, which is now the Trump International Hotel. Pose at the 1892 monument of Christopher Columbus. See the home of Denzel Washington and the CNN building. Most of the filming of “Taxi Driver” (1975) with Robert DeNiro was here. Also see the big architectural mishap at the Hearst Building.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Columbia University

Most of Obama’s four years in NYC were here. He had two apartments. He ate at, the ‘Seinfeld’ Restaurant; it’s still there. He jogged along Riverside drive.
For his first night in NYC, he slept in an alleyway.
Undergrad student Obama partied in the Village and had a girlfriend in Brooklyn.
In 1985, he moved to Chicago. Became a lawyer. Met his wife. The rest is history.
Also hear how Columbia University, 1754, is associated with 86 Nobel Prize winners, ‘Sgt Carter’ from Gomer Pyle and Subway sandwiches.
Tourist must pay for the subway here. After the tour, clients may visit Grant’s Tomb, which is a 10-minute walk.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Highlight

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Include

Landing and facility fees

Exclude

Snacks
Private transportation
Gratuities