Downtown
Starting Point: Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is a sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City. The copper statue was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. It was dedicated on October 28, 1886.
To reduce your time waiting in line, it is advisable to buy your ticket in advance. A link for tickets is below.
Directions: There are several subway options. If you take the 4 or 5 to Bowling Green, walk west on Bowling Green. If you take the 1 to South Ferry or the R or W to Whitehall, follow the Peter Minuit Plaza west. Each of these will lead you to Battery Park and once you are inside the park, you should walk towards Castle Clinton, which is a circular sandstone fort. Castle Clinton is where you will buy or pick up tickets and proceed to the line for the ferry.
Ellis Island
Ellis Island was the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the United States as the nation’s busiest immigrant inspection station for over sixty years from 1892 until 1954.
Directions: After visiting the Statue of Liberty, you will return to the dock and wait for the next ferry, which will take you to Ellis Island.
Charging Bull
Charging Bull is a bronze sculpture that stands in Bowling Green Park in the Financial District in Manhattan. Originally guerilla art, by Arturo Di Modica, its popularity led to it being a permanent feature. The 7,100-pound sculpture stands 11 feet tall and measures 16 feet long. The sculpture depicts a bull, the symbol of aggressive financial optimism and prosperity.
Directions: From Battery Park, walk north on Broadway.
Trinity Church
The third and current Trinity Church began construction in 1839 and was finished in 1846. At the time of its completion, the church’s soaring spire dominated the skyline of lower Manhattan. Trinity Church held the title of tallest building in the United States until 1869.
Directions: From the Charging Bull statue, continue north on Broadway. Once you reach Wall Street, Trinity Church will be on your left.
Federal Hall (Wall Street)
Federal Hall National Memorial was built in 1842 as the United States Custom House, on the site of the old Federal Hall on Wall Street. It is now operated by the National Park Service as a national memorial commemorating the historic events that occurred there. The original structure on the site was built as New York’s second City Hall in 1699 – 1703, on Wall Street. After the American Revolution, the City Hall served as the meeting place for the Congress of the Confederation of the United States under the Articles of Confederation, from 1785 until 1789. It was renamed Federal Hall when it became the first Capitol of the United States under the Constitution in 1789. The 1st United States Congress met there on March 4, 1789 to establish the new federal government, and the first thing it did was to count the votes that elected George Washington as the first President of the United States. He was inaugurated on the balcony of the building on April 30, 1789.
Directions: After exiting Trinity Church, walk straight ahead down Wall Street. Federal Hall will be on your left, right after Nassau Street.
New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange is an American stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street. It is by far the world’s largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies.
Directions: The New York Stock exchange is located across Wall Street from Federal Hall and is visible from the steps of Federal Hall.
Nearby Food & Drink
The Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog
Eternal Horizon 