Things to Do in Lower Manhattan

Things to Do in Lower Manhattan

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Battery Park
Jutting out at the southernmost point of Manhattan, tree-filled...
Parks Lower Manhattan
 
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
 
City Hall
You just might spot news crews jockeying on the front steps as...
Government Buildings Lower Manhattan
 
Federal Hall National Memorial
It's a museum now, but this site has a most notable claim: George...
Memorials / Monuments Lower Manhattan
 
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
With its imposing mix of sandstone, limestone, and ironwork...
Financial Institutions Lower Manhattan
 
Fraunces Tavern Museum
In his pre-presidential days as a general, George Washington...
Museums / Galleries Lower Manhattan
 
Museum of American Finance
Visiting the New York Stock Exchange was the ultimate high for...
Museums / Galleries Lower Manhattan
 
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
 
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
 
New York City Police Museum
Why are police called cops? Why does a police badge have eight...
Museums / Galleries Lower Manhattan
 
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Unfortunately you can't tour it, but it's certainly worth ogling...
Financial Institutions Lower Manhattan
 
Skyscraper Museum
This small museum will either delight or disappoint skyscraper...
Museums / Galleries Lower Manhattan
 
South Street Seaport Historic District
Had this charming cobblestone corner of the city not been declared...
Neighborhoods / Streets Lower Manhattan
 
St. Paul's Chapel
For more than a year after the World Trade Center attacks, the...
Religious Sites Lower Manhattan
 
The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island
For millions of immigrants, the first glimpse of America was...
Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) Lower Manhattan
 
Trinity Wall Street Church
Alexander Hamilton is buried under a white-stone pyramid in the...
Religious Sites Lower Manhattan
 
Woolworth Building
Until 40 Wall Street stole the title in 1930, the 792-foot Woolworth...
Architectural Sites Lower Manhattan
 
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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