Wall Street & the Financial District: Private 2.5 hr Walking Tour
A very modern trading hub, it is steeped in American History dating back to the 17th century - both triumphal and shameful. Its iconic skyscrapers are built alongside historic buildings like the Federal Hall. From the American Revolution to the Slave Trade, the founding of the New York Stock Exchange to the Great Depression, becoming the global financial superpower to the tragic events of 9/11, Wall Street is full of the stories that have made, broken, and remade modern America, and the wider world.
Enjoy an immersive and fascinating private walking tour of New York City’s famous financial district known around the world simply as “Wall Street”. A busy and vibrant area filled with historic buildings and skyscrapers, it borders the bright lights of theatrical Broadway and is steeped in America’s history, both tragic and triumphant.
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Wall Street & the Financial District: Private 2.5 hr Walking Tour
What's included in Wall Street & the Financial District: Private 2.5 hr Walking Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Spend time where the Bill of Rights was written at the Federal Hall National Memorial
Visit Battery Park, which played host to the British Army's 'Evacuation Day' of 1783 as the "world turned upside down."
Fraunces Tavern Museum
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.
Inclusions
- Plenty of time to take photos of your favourite places
- A friendly, professional tour guide for your own private group
- Food and drink, although your guide will be happy to recommend snacks along the way
- Hotel pick up, we do recommend a centrally located start point
- Gratuities (optional)
- Cost of transportation on the day (if required)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Your guide will meet you at the entrance of Surrogate's Court building, 31 Chambers St, New York, NY 10007, United States
End Points
- Tour end point will be at Bowling Green. The finish point will be close to public transport and taxi links and the guide will assist with advising you on your journey.
