Private Historical Walking Tour of the Financial District, New York, , United States
Enjoy a private walking tour, where you’ll learn about New York City’s past and present, dating back from the revolutionary war, through the 9/11 memorial, and through to the Financial District today. On your tour, you will see several of the area’s main sites, including City Hall, One World Trade Center, the New York Stock Exchange, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Charging Bull and Fearless Girl statues, and Battery Park. Your tour will end with tickets to the historic Fraunces Tavern Museum, which was bombed by the Red Coats and was where Washington and several revolutionaries used to meet. Please note: this tour only visits the 9/11 memorial, which is outdoor. This tour does not visit the 9/11 museum.
Description & Instructions When Visiting New York, , United States
Enjoy a private walking tour, where you’ll learn about New York City’s past and present, dating back from the revolutionary war, through the 9/11 memorial, and through to the Financial District today. On your tour, you will see several of the area’s main sites, including City Hall, One World Trade Center, the New York Stock Exchange, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Charging Bull and Fearless Girl statues, and Battery Park. Your tour will end with tickets to the historic Fraunces Tavern Museum, which was bombed by the Red Coats and was where Washington and several revolutionaries used to meet. Please note: this tour only visits the 9/11 memorial, which is outdoor. This tour does not visit the 9/11 museum.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Federal Hall, 26 Wall St, New York, NY 10005, USA
Spend time where the Bill of Rights was written at the Federal Hall National Memorial
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Trinity Church, Broadway at Wall Street, New York City, NY 10006
Visit where George Washington was a regular worshipper, and see the grave of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton; a man who played a key role in America’s economic path and is the namesake of the 11 Tony Award winning Broadway musical.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Battery Park City, New York, NY, USA
Visit Battery Park, which played host to the British Army’s ‘Evacuation Day’ of 1783 as the “world turned upside down.”
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Fraunces Tavern Museum, 54 Pearl St, New York City, NY 10004-4300
Walking within the heart of the old Dutch City, you will also venture down Broad Street – built on the site of a filled-in Dutch canal – to Fraunces Tavern where George Washington dismissed his officers in 1783.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: St. Paul’s Chapel, 209 Broadway b/t Fulton Street & Vesey Street, New York City, NY 10007-2977
See George Washington’s pew in St Paul’s Chapel
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum, 180 Greenwich St World Trade Center, New York City, NY 10007-0089
Your guide will take you through the 9/11 Memorial, while sharing with you the history of the World Trade Center.
Please note: tickets to the museum, are not included.
Duration: 30 minutes
Duration: 3 hours
Starts: New York, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
