Downtown NYC Tour: 911 Memorial, Wall Street History
4.9
14 Ratings
New York
Experience the rich history of Downtown NYC on a 2-hour guided walking tour. Visit the 9/11 Memorial, Wall Street, and iconic landmarks like the Charging Bull and Statue of Liberty.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Stone Street Historic District - one of the oldest streets in the city
- New York Stock Exchange - Home of the NYSE
- Trinity Church - One of the oldest churches in the city and resting place of Alexander Hamilton
- Wall Street - Wall Street
- Bowling Green - New York’s oldest public park
- Federal Hall - Site of the first capitol building for the US
- Charging Bull (Wall Street Bull) - Charging Bull Statue
- The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum - Entrance to the museum not included. This tour visits the memorial only.
- Castle Clinton National Monument - Fort with a colorful history
- One World Trade Center - Tallest building in the western hemisphere. Entrance not included.
- Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House - Former Custom’s House
- Delmonico’s - One of old New York’s most famous restaurants
- House of Morgan - Former office of JP Morgan
- Charging Bull (Wall Street Bull) - Famous statue
- Fraunces Tavern Museum - Famous NYC restaurant
What's Included
- Local guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Admission to the 9/11 Memorial Museum
- Audio Guide that translates tour
Additional Information
Embark on a 2-hour guided walking tour that will take you across 400 years of New York City’s history. Beginning with the city’s early Dutch influences, pay a visit to the historical Bowling Green and view the well-known Charging Bull statue. Make a stop at the historic Fraunces Tavern, where George Washington took his leave from his troops. Pay your respects at the 9/11 Memorial and visit the latest One World Trade Center. Optionally, conclude your tour with a ferry ride to the Statue of Liberty, savouring a stunning view of the Manhattan skyline.
- Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the tour’s designated start time. The tour departs promptly and no refunds will be given for guests who miss the tour due to being late
- There is a decent amount of walking, please wear appropriate shoes
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- If canceled because of dangerous weather, you will be given the option of an alternative tour date or full refund
- Tour operator reserves the right to deviate from the route of the tour in the event of marches, parades, and circumstances beyond tour control
- Once the tour begins, if you make the decision to not follow the guide or their instructions, we cannot guarantee we can reunite you with the group.
- Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult at least 21 years of age.
Location
1 Bowling Green
Bowling Green
The tour meets in front of the Alexander Hamilton Custom House at 1 Bowling Green. Our guide will be there to greet you 15 minutes before the tour, which begins promptly at 9:00am. They will be holding a white and blue checked flag with our logo on it. If you are running late, please call our office at (718) 806-1706. Although we do not guarantee that you will catch up with the group, we will do our best to accommodate you.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(14 Ratings)
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971dyanab
Sep 6, 2023
Fun and informative! - We had a great tour! Loved that it was a nice small group and we were able to go and see all of the sites. Our guide Liz did a great job taking us through all of the sites and sharing all of the great info on each place. Perfect start to our time in NYC.
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Dyana_b
Sep 5, 2023
Perfect Downtown Tour! - Great tour to start off our weekend. Liz our guide was awesome, we lucked out and it was a small group so we got to ask any and all questions we had along the way. Saw all of the sights as we made our way through the downtown area. Liz made sure to take time to explain all of the areas of the tour and I appreciated her expertise as a guide. Would recommend this to anyone looking for a quick tour that covers a lot of great history and sights.
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Margaret_k
Jul 23, 2021
Great experience - We had a great experience. Our tour guide was fun and very knowledgeable. She told us stories and interesting facts about the places we visited.
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Haroldp855
Jun 30, 2021
Great Walking Tour of Lower Manhattan - Had a great tour with Patrick. We had the Sunday morning tour and it was just the 3 of us (kids are 9 and 12). He kept everyone engaged, showing us historical points of interest, the 9-11 memorial, stock exchange, etc. He did a good job relating to the kids and asking them questions.
Highly recommended!
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Hephonidec
Dec 31, 2020
Walking Tour - He did an amazing job at explaining everything around and was very helpful. It was a very long walk but really interesting.
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Ligal25
Nov 28, 2020
Downtown - Enjoyed our tour, it was just the 3 of us. Patrick our guide was knowledgeable and full of downtown history.
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Lucia
Dec 24, 2019
Excellent - Joel our guide was knowledgeable, interesting, friendly and personable. It was truly a private tour as there were just three of us. We toured the statue of liberty, Ellis Island and visited Trinity church, Alexander Hamilton gravesite, Wall st and ended witb the somber 911 memorial. Along the way Joel provided historical information. The tour lasted about five hours and we never felt rushed.
We were unable to licate the meeting point but a phonecall to the company provided directions and they stayed with us on the phone until we met our contact. Well done.
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Hans
Nov 7, 2018
Downtown NY and 911 Memorial Tour - We were lucky and had our tour guide Liz for just the 2 of us. We got a lot to know about Down town and we were especially interested in the Dutch history ofcourse! Also the 911 Memorial was very impressive and I never knew the details that went into the construction and planning.
We enjoyed the tour very much!
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Pascamb
Jul 10, 2018
Great way to start our trip - The title should tell you everything. We chose this tour to start our 4 day trip to New York as it appeared to offer the ideal mix of old, new and of course Iconic. On all accounts it delivered and more. James our guide was knowledgable and friendly, keeping an even pace through out the tour and all the time providing us with facts and figures about the areas we were visiting.
At the end of the tour we were given priority tickets for the pedestal tour of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island and as such we were able to skip the queues and board the ferry almost immediately, which given the number of people and the heat was probably worth the tour cost on its own.
If you are unsure who to use to which tour to go on I really recommend this company, this tour and James (though of course he may not be your guide).
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Elisa
Nov 9, 2019
Fantastic group tour by Rory! - Our family of three were the only ones in the terrific downtown tour given by Rory, a British theater director who knows his history and delivers it well. He tailored it our interests and added some stories specifically to interest our 10-year-old. Lots of interesting landmarks and history that we would not have discovered on our own. Highly recommended. (And we found out that he also gives a superhero tour of NYC, so if we come back we'll definitely do that!)
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