Join the Metro Desk, Special Projects, and our journalists for an interactive exploration of Lower Manhattan! You will trace a route through streets and neighborhoods, observing how the city’s past still quietly shapes the present. Immerse yourself in The New York Times’s reporting. Through this experience, you’ll uncover layered histories by following a trail of clues and collecting a series of custom postcards and stamps as you go.

This event is free, and advance registration is required. Space is limited, and admission will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis to the first 250 registered guests to arrive. Walk-up registration will not be available. Adults (ages 18 and up) may bring up to two children (ages 13-17). We will send registrants specific starting locations one day before the search begins. Plan for walking and navigating the city in rain or shine for about two to three hours.

Questions? Read our F.A.Q.s here.