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New York City Walking Tour
Lower Manhattan Loop
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Fraunces Tavern, Stone Street Lunch, NYSE, Federal Hall, Trinity Church,
St. Paul's, WTC, World Financial Center, Esplanade to Battery Park |
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Maps, Lower Manhattan Loop |
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Note: From start to finish, this walk is about 2 miles, the longest leg, maybe half, being the walk from the World Financial Center to Battery Park. They designed the Esplanade for lounging, plenty of benches dot this picturesque walkway. Pick and choose your sites to suit your energy level and interests. |
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First Stop: Fraunces Tavern, 54 Pearl Street
(Museum and Restaurant)
Built as a house for the DeLancey family in 1719, sold to Samuel Fraunces in 1762, rebuilt in 1907. Fraunces Tavern is famous for being the site where George Washington made his farewell speech to his troops in 1783, resigning his military post to go on and become the first President of the United States in 1789. The Tavern also served as the focal point for other Revolutionary and post Revolutionary War activities.
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Walk up Pearl Street, make a right on Coenties Alley, then veer right onto Stone Street |
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Lunch on Stone Street
A registered New York City landmark, Stone Street dates back to the early Dutch colonists, the Greek Revival architecture from 1835. It's pedestrian only, and full of restaurants from Subways to burgers, French and Italian, with outdoor seating in good weather. I suggest The Stone Street Tavern, a solid burger, salad, tavern menu, reliably consistent good food, charming early American decor to fit the mood of the area. Skip dessert, I'm saving something special for you later in the walk... |
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Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange |
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Parallel and just north of Stone Street you'll hit South William Street, where you'll make a left and go half a block to Broad Street, turn right and walk north. About three blocks, unmissable on your left, you'll see the New York Stock Exchange (no longer open to tours for security reasons). The Classical Revival building designed by George B. Post that houses the current NYSE opened in 1903 (the origins of the stock exchange date back to 1792). Nicknamed "The Board", the NYSE boasts being the largest stock exchange in the world by dollar volume (we're talkin' trillions, people), the second in terms of company listings (NASDAQ takes the cake as first). |
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On to Federal Hall |
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Back to Walking Tours Index Page |
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