NYC Wall Street: Comprehensive American Finance Tour
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This excursion offers more than just superficial details about monuments, it explores the story of finance and economics in not only New York City but also the entire United States. Insights ranging from Native American monetary systems, Northern slavery, contemporary equity trading, among others, are shed light upon.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- National Museum of the American Indian - We will meet outside the entrance to the museum and discuss an overview of the both Dutch and English Colonial New York. We don’t enter the museum.
- Charging Bull (Wall Street Bull) - We will discuss the famous statue’s history and how it came to be located where it is. Time for pictures will be allowed.
- Beaver Street - We will walk along Beaver Street on our way to the eastern portion of Wall Street. Along the way we will discuss Native American and Colonial economies and currencies.
- Pearl Street & Wall Street - This intersection is packed with history. The New York Slave Market, Buttonwood Agreement, and Tontine Coffee House all happened at or within steps of this location.
- 55 Wall St - This location was home to the New York Merchant Exchange and the first New York Customs House.
- William Street & Wall Street - 40 and 48 Wall Street both housed two institutions that financed the building of both NYC and the country. They have founders that you will have heard of from a popular broadway show.
- 23 Wall St - The House that Morgan Built. We’ll discuss the odd history of this odd building that includes among other things a Robber Barron, a bombing, and a sketchy foreign billionaire.
- Federal Hall - More of a civic rather than financial history stop, but would be impossible to walk past without discussing.
- New York Stock Exchange - This location needs no introduction, but we will review it’s history! A bonus to this stop is the Fearless Girl Statue directly across the street.
- Trinity Church - Our final stop will be a church, after all every dollars says In God We Trust.
What's Included
- Charming and interesting insights.
Location
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Bowling Green
We will meet in front of the National Museum of the American Indian next to the entrance to Bowling Green Park (just south of the Charging Bull Statue). The nearest subway stops are the Bowling Green 4/5, South Ferry 1, and Whitehall N/R/W.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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