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Things to Do in Lower Manhattan
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Battery Park
Jutting out at the southernmost point of Manhattan, tree-filled... |
Parks | Lower Manhattan |
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Bowling Green
This oval greensward at the foot of Broadway became New York's... |
Parks | Lower Manhattan |
Brooklyn Bridge
"A drive-through cathedral" is how the critic James Wolcott described... |
Bridges / Tunnels | Lower Manhattan |
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City Hall
You just might spot news crews jockeying on the front steps as... |
Government Buildings | Lower Manhattan |
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Federal Hall National Memorial
It's a museum now, but this site has a most notable claim: George... |
Memorials / Monuments | Lower Manhattan |
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York
With its imposing mix of sandstone, limestone, and ironwork... |
Financial Institutions | Lower Manhattan |
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Fraunces Tavern Museum
In his pre-presidential days as a general, George Washington... |
Museums / Galleries | Lower Manhattan |
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Museum of American Finance
Visiting the New York Stock Exchange was the ultimate high for... |
Museums / Galleries | Lower Manhattan |
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Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
In a granite 85-foot hexagon at the southern end of Battery Park... |
Museums / Galleries | Lower Manhattan |
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National Museum of the American Indian (Smithsonian Institution)
This museum is housed in the Beaux-Arts Alexander Hamilton U.S... |
Museums / Galleries, Native American Sites | Lower Manhattan |
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New York City Police Museum
Why are police called cops? Why does a police badge have eight... |
Museums / Galleries | Lower Manhattan |
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New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Unfortunately you can't tour it, but it's certainly worth ogling... |
Financial Institutions | Lower Manhattan |
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Skyscraper Museum
This small museum will either delight or disappoint skyscraper... |
Museums / Galleries | Lower Manhattan |
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South Street Seaport Historic District
Had this charming cobblestone corner of the city not been declared... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | Lower Manhattan |
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St. Paul's Chapel
For more than a year after the World Trade Center attacks, the... |
Religious Sites | Lower Manhattan |
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The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island
For millions of immigrants, the first glimpse of America was... |
Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) | Lower Manhattan |
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Trinity Wall Street Church
Alexander Hamilton is buried under a white-stone pyramid in the... |
Religious Sites | Lower Manhattan |
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Woolworth Building
Until 40 Wall Street stole the title in 1930, the 792-foot Woolworth... |
Architectural Sites | Lower Manhattan |
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World Financial Center (WFC)
The four towers of this complex, 34-51 stories high and topped... |
Architectural Sites | Lower Manhattan |
World Trade Center Site (Ground Zero)
Thousands come each year to connect with events that unfolded... |
Memorials / Monuments | Lower Manhattan |
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