Sights & Attractions in New York City

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Things to Do in Financial District

Name	Category	Location

All Good Things Rub elbows with locals shopping for bread, cheese, and treats...		Financial District

Battery Park Jutting out at the southernmost point of Manhattan, tree-filled...	Parks	Financial District

Bowling Green Perhaps most recognized as the home of Arturo Di Modica's 7,000-pound...	Parks	Financial District

Brooklyn Bridge "A drive-through cathedral" is how the journalist James Wolcott...	Bridges / Tunnels	Financial District

City Hall What once marked the northernmost point of Manhattan today houses...	Government Buildings	Financial District


Federal Hall National Memorial It's a museum now, but this site has quite a notable claim: George...	Memorials / Monuments	Financial District

Federal Reserve Bank of New York With its imposing mix of sandstone, limestone, and ironwork...	Financial Institutions	Financial District

Fraunces Tavern Museum This former tavern, where General George Washington celebrated...	Museums / Galleries	Financial District

La Colombe Torrefaction In this loft-like space just below Canal Street, expect excellent...		Financial District

Museum of American Finance Pre-9/11, a visit to the New York Stock Exchange was the ultimate...	Museums / Galleries	Financial District

Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust In a granite 85-foot hexagon at the southern end of Battery Park...	Museums / Galleries	Financial District

National Museum of the American Indian (Smithsonian Institution) Massive granite columns rise to a pediment topped by a double...	Museums / Galleries, Native American Sites	Financial District

New York City Police Museum Why are police called cops? Why does a police badge have eight...	Museums / Galleries	Financial District

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Unfortunately you can't tour it, but it's certainly worth ogling...	Financial Institutions	Financial District

Skyscraper Museum Why get a crick in your neck—or worse, risk looking like...	Museums / Galleries	Financial District

South Street Seaport Historic District Had this charming cobblestone corner of the city not been declared...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Financial District

St. Paul's Chapel For more than a year after the World Trade Center attacks, the...	Religious Sites	Financial District

Stone Street Historic District Nestled amid skyscrapers and the towering New York Stock Exchange...	Historic Districts / Sites	Financial District

Trinity Wall Street Church Alexander Hamilton is buried under a white-stone pyramid in this...	Religious Sites	Financial District

Woolworth Building Until 40 Wall Street stole the title in 1930, the 792-foot Woolworth...	Architectural Sites	Financial District

World Financial Center (WFC) The four towers of this complex, which range from 34 to 51 stories...	Architectural Sites	Financial District

World Trade Center Site (Ground Zero) Thousands come each year to connect with events that unfolded...	Architectural Sites	Financial District

Zucker's Bagels This is one of the few stores left in the city that serves hand-rolled...		Financial District
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