Dogs & Cats on Fifth Avenue
Madison Square Park to the Plaza Hotel, with Gilded Age pet stories from Old New York. Use code DOGS10 for $10 off.
Cats About Town Has Gone to the Dogs
This Fifth Avenue walking tour starts at Madison Square Park and ends near the Plaza Hotel, following one of New York's richest corridors for Gilded Age stories.
Along the route, you will hear true stories about the cats and dogs connected to old mansions, grand hotels, early shows, city landmarks, firehouses, society families, and Fifth Avenue surprises.
The walk covers approximately 2 miles over 2 hours. Well-behaved dogs and cats are welcome free of charge if they are leashed, carried, or secured in a stroller or carrier. Owners are responsible for their pets throughout the tour.
Start: benches in front of Jemmy Madison Dog Park, near Broadway and 24th Street. End: the Plaza Hotel area at 57th Street and Fifth Avenue.
Reserve Your Spot
$45 per person
$40 for seniors (65+)
New tour launch perk
Use code DOGS10 for $10 off.
Every ticket feeds a rescue cat. We partner with Weruva to donate meals to Bronx Community Cats with every booking.
Pets are free to bring. Owners are responsible for their animals.
What You'll Discover
Madison Square Park
Start by Jemmy Madison Dog Park and hear how this neighborhood became part of New York's pet history.
Early Cat and Dog Shows
Trace stories tied to New York's first cat show, Westminster dog history, and old Madison Square Garden.
Gilded Age Fifth Avenue
Follow the mansions, hotels, and clubs where society pets became part of the city's public life.
Guide-Dog History
Hear about a major Fifth Avenue traffic demonstration that helped change public understanding of guide dogs.
Firehouse and Hotel Pets
Meet the animal characters connected to Engine 65, the Waldorf-Astoria, Sherry's, and the Plaza.
The Plaza Hotel
End near 57th Street and Fifth Avenue with one last batch of animal stories from the top of the route.
What people say about our tours
A must-do for anyone who loves cats AND history. Absolutely perfect.
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