I started my tour guiding career designing and conducting multi-week/multi-site private tours throughout China and Taiwan, as well as for The China Institute in America and for the National Endowment for the Humanities. I have also taught at such institutions as The University of Chicago, Purchase College, The Dalton School, and The Asia Society. As a NYC tour guide, besides owning and operating my own small company (Big Apple Slices Tours), I have also been a contract tour guide for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Experience First, Inside Out Tours, WorldStrides, and Walks of New York. I currently serve as a Member-at-Large on the Executive Committee of the Guides Association of New York City (GANYC), as well as being a member of GANYC’s education and certification committees.
Kevin
Lawrence
15 years of experience
New York, NY
United States of America (USA)
Contact Options
About
Tours Offered & Destination Knowledge
Bus ToursCultural/Specialty ToursGeneral Walking ToursLarge Group ToursLocal GuideMulti-Day Tour Director/LeaderMuseum DocentPerformance Group ToursPrivate ToursStudent Tour DirectorTour Business Owner/Operator
Various NYC neighborhood/history walking tours (Greenwich Village, Chinatown, Downtown, High Line, Chelsea, Hudson Yards, Brooklyn Bridge, Harlem, DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights)
Architecture tours (i.e. skyscrapers and building styles of 42nd Street)
Street art and public art tours
Museum tours (i.e. Metropolitan Museum of Art or Museum of Natural History)
Specially designed tours of either New York City or a Chinese/Taiwanese itinerary
Fun Fact!
I was once the English tutor of A-Mei, the Queen of Mandopop (think Madonna of the Chinese music scene.)
Hobbies & Interests
Woodcut and linocut art, amateur birder, and reading.
Virtual Tour Experience
I have created and led virtual tours about Downtown NYC, LGBTQ+ NYC history beyond Stonewall, and Public Art in NYC. I also curated a series of GANYC Celebrating the Met@150, including leading a tour of the Met's Asian Collection (link below.)
Details
Gateway Airport(s)
JFK
Licenses
New York City (NYC)
Training
Language(s)
English, Mandarin
Additional Education
GANYC Certified Guide
General Availability
I am flexible.