New York City is crawling with rats and obviously this is attracting tourists as guided tours are now being organized to allow the curious to see the rodents.
In New York, many monuments and places are visited each year by millions of tourists such as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building or Central Park. To help tourists get around the city, many guided tours are offered by travel agencies and local guides.
Far from the traditional visits, new, more unusual activities are emerging. They consist of going around New York to observe… the rats of the city. Indeed, rodents are numerous in the streets of the Big Apple. Their population has increased sharply following the confinements linked to Covid-19 and despite drastic measures taken by the mayor of the city, rats are proliferating.
Guided tours to see the rats
These rats seem to attract the curiosity of tourists since guided tours are now organized to allow them to observe the rodents. That’s what Kenny Bollwerk, a local guide and content creator on TikTok, does. On the social network, the guide is known for filming live rats in the streets of the city. He is followed by several thousand people and, given the magnitude of the phenomenon, he decided to show tourists the places in New York where you can see the most rats.
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“Rats are New York’s mascot and people want to see them for themselves”did he declare.
Thus, the guide goes near the construction sites or restaurants of New York with the visitors to observe the rats. The tourist agency Real New York Tours has also taken hold of the phenomenon since it has added a new stop in its route: Columbus Park, to allow tourists to see the rodents that roam there. An unusual activity that clearly fascinates many curious people.
2023-09-06 18:30:01
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