# Roosevelt Island Tours

> Interactive walking tours and historical guides exploring the history, architecture, and urban planning of Roosevelt Island, New York City (ZIP 10044).

## Historical Walking Routes

1. **Secrets of Blackwell's Island**: Historic southern route covering Renwick Smallpox Hospital Ruin, Strecker Memorial Laboratory, Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, Southpoint Park, and the Roosevelt Island Tramway Plaza.
2. **The Island Nobody Knows**: Architectural tour exploring brutalist residential housing (Sert, Jackson & Associates), Rivercross, Island House, Westview, Blackwell House (1796 colonial farmhouse), and the Chapel of the Good Shepherd.
3. **Monuments & Sustainable Future**: Engineering and innovation route covering Cornell Tech campus (net-zero energy Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Center, The House), the pneumatic AVAC waste system, and Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park designed by Louis Kahn.
4. **North End & The Octagon Tower**: Northern tour exploring the historic 1839 Octagon Tower (former NYC Lunatic Asylum documented by Nellie Bly), Octagon Park, and the 1872 Gothic Revival Roosevelt Island Lighthouse.

## Location & Access

- **Location**: Roosevelt Island, New York, NY 10044
- **Transit Access**: F-Train (Roosevelt Island Station), Roosevelt Island Tramway (59th St & 2nd Ave Manhattan), NYC Ferry (Astoria Line).
- **Website**: https://rooseveltisland.tours
- **Parent Studio**: Roosevelt Island Studio (https://rooseveltisland.studio)