Things to Do in Lower Manhattan

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Things to Do in Lower Manhattan

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Battery Park
Jutting out at the southernmost point of Manhattan, leafy Battery...
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Bowling Green
This oval greensward at the foot of Broadway became New York's...
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Brooklyn Bridge
"A drive-through cathedral" is how the critic James Wolcott describes...
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City Hall
You just might spot news crews jockeying on the front steps as...
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Columbus Park
People-watching is the thing in this.park. If you swing by in...
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Ellis Island
Between 1892 and 1924 approximately 12 million men, women, and...
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Federal Hall National Memorial
It's a museum now, but this site has a most notable claim: George...
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York
With its imposing mix of sandstone, limestone, and ironwork...
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Fraunces Tavern
In his pre-presidential days as a general, George Washington...
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Ground Zero
Although the World Trade Center grounds remain largely a construction...
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Kim Lau Square
Ten streets converge at this labyrinthine intersection crisscrossed...
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Mahayana Buddhist Temple
You'll be able to say you saw New York's largest Buddha here...
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New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Unfortunately you can't tour it, but it's certainly worth ogling...
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South Street Seaport Historic District
Had this charming cobblestone corner of the city not been declared...
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St. Paul's Chapel
For more than a year after the World Trade Center attacks, the...
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Staten Island Ferry
About 70,000 people ride the ferry every day, and you should...
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Statue of Liberty
For millions of immigrants, the first glimpse of America was...
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Trinity Church
Alexander Hamilton is buried under a white-stone pyramid in the...
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial
At the center of a triangular plaza sits this 14-foot-high, 70-foot-long...
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Washington Market Park
This landscaped recreation space with a gazebo and playground—ideal...
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Woolworth Building
Until 40 Wall Street stole the title in 1930, the 792-foot Woolworth...
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World Financial Center (WFC)
The four towers of this complex, 34-51 stories high and topped...
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