Wall Street: The Birthplace of NYC Tour in French or English

Highlights

• Discover where New York began, from the Lenape people to New Amsterdam
• Walk along Wall Street and learn how it became the center of American finance
• See Federal Hall, the New York Stock Exchange, Trinity Church and Charging Bull
• Explore some of Lower Manhattan’s oldest streets and hidden historic details
• Finish at the World Trade Center and connect colonial history to modern New York

Description

Discover the story of New York where it all began — in Lower Manhattan.

Starting near the historic South Street Seaport, follow the evolution of the city from the Lenape people and Dutch New Amsterdam to the rise of Wall Street and today’s Financial District. Along the way, discover how geography, trade, immigration, politics and finance shaped New York into one of the world’s most influential cities.

Walk through some of Manhattan’s oldest streets and explore landmarks connected to the Dutch settlement, the American Revolution and the birth of the United States. See Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange, Federal Hall, Trinity Church and the famous Charging Bull while hearing the stories behind the places rather than simply stopping for photographs.

Learn why a defensive wall once gave Wall Street its name, how Lower Manhattan became the center of American finance, and how the neighborhood has continually reinvented itself over more than four centuries.

The tour continues toward the World Trade Center, connecting the colonial city with modern New York and exploring how Lower Manhattan has faced destruction, transformation and renewal throughout its history.

Led by a licensed New York City guide, this 3-hour walking tour combines major landmarks with lesser-known stories and details that are easy to miss when exploring on your own.

The tour is available in English or French.

Wall Street: The Birthplace of New York Tour in French or English

Private Wall Street & Lower Manhattan Tour