Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Located in New York Harbor, Ellis Island is the US's most famous and historically important gateway and is home to one of the country’s most moving…
Must-see attractions in Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Spanning three levels at the top of the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, One World Observatory offers dazzling panoramic views over Manhattan's…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
It’s been over a century since Lady Liberty made her debut appearance on the New York skyline, but this iconic statue is still one of the city’s most…
National September 11 Memorial Museum
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
When the twin towers of the World Trade Center toppled during the awful events of 11 September 2001, it led to years of soul-searching about what would be…
National September 11 Memorial
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
The focal point of the National September 11 Memorial is Reflecting Absence, two imposing reflecting pools that occupy the actual footprints of the ill…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
This evocative waterfront museum explores all aspects of modern Jewish identity and culture, from religious traditions to artistic accomplishments. The…
National Museum of the American Indian
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, this elegant tribute to Native American culture occupies Cass Gilbert's spectacular 1907 Custom House, one of…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Home to One World Observatory – New York's highest observation deck – the 94-story One World Trade Center is architect David M Childs' redesign of Daniel…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
New York City's tallest building upon consecration in 1846, Trinity Church features a 280ft-high bell tower and a richly colored stained-glass window over…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Skirting the southern edge of Manhattan, this 12-acre oasis lures with public artworks, meandering walkways and perennial gardens. Its memorials include…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Fans of phallic architecture will appreciate this compact, high-gloss gallery, examining skyscrapers as objects of design, engineering and urban renewal…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
A Greek Revival masterpiece, Federal Hall houses a museum dedicated to postcolonial New York. Themes include George Washington’s inauguration, Alexander…
African Burial Ground National Monument
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
In 1991, construction workers here uncovered more than 400 stacked wooden caskets, just 16ft to 28ft below street level. The boxes contained the remains…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
The Seaport District is east of the Financial District along the river, but a whole world away. This neighborhood of cobblestone and heritage buildings…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Combining five early-18th-century structures, this unique museum/restaurant/bar pays homage to the nation-shaping events of 1783, the momentous year in…
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
The best reason to visit the Federal Reserve Bank is the chance to (briefly) gawp at its high-security vault – more than 10,000 tons of gold reserves…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
After his inauguration in 1789, George Washington worshipped at this Classical Revival brownstone chapel, built in 1766 and narrowly avoiding destruction…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
The world's tallest building upon completion in 1913 (it was only surpassed in height by the Chrysler Building in 1930), Cass Gilbert’s 60-story, 792ft…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Money makes this interactive museum go round. It focuses on historic moments in American financial history, and its permanent collections include rare…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Opened in 1967, this museum dispersed amid the cobblestone streets of the seaport district consists of fascinating exhibitions relating to the city's…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Formerly a shopping center, this large pier off South Street Seaport has been redeveloped for dining and entertainment, with several upmarket restaurants…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
For respite from the FiDi hustle, retreat to this striking, breezy, two-level pier, an inviting combo of greenery, deckchairs and spectacular city and…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
This Federal-style beauty has been home to NYC's government since 1812, and free guided tours of the building run twice weekly (you'll need to book a few…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
New York’s oldest public park is purportedly the spot where Dutch settler Peter Minuit paid Native Americans the equivalent of $24 to purchase Manhattan…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Lovers of all things maritime can step aboard the US Coast Guard Cutter Lilac, the last existing steam-powered lighthouse tender in the US, which once…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Built as a fort to defend New York Harbor during the war of 1812, this national monument has played numerous roles, including opera house, entertainment…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Built between 1804 and 1828, the eight townhouses on the block of Harrison St immediately west of Greenwich St constitute the largest collection of…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Home to the world’s best-known stock exchange (the NYSE), Wall Street is an iconic symbol of US capitalism. Behind the portentous neoclassical facade,…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Paying homage to the Battery as the site of New York's first aquarium, this luminous, nautilus-shaped carousel lets you glide along sitting inside one of…
