Travel Reference
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stock and bond certificates from the Gilded Age, the oldest known photograph of Wall St,
and a stock ticker from around 1875. Once the headquarters for the Bank of New York,
the building itself is a lavish spectacle, with 30ft ceilings, glass chandeliers, and murals
depicting historic scenes of banking and commerce.
(
www.moaf.org
;
48 Wall St btwn Pearl & William
Sts; adult/child $8/free;
10am-4pm Tue-Sat;
2/3, 4/5 to Wall St)
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Skyscraper Museum
Fans of phallic architecture will appreciate this high-gloss gallery, examining skyscrapers
as objects of design, engineering and urban renewal. Temporary exhibitions dominate the
space, with one recent exhibition exploring New York's new generation of super-slim res-
idential towers. Permanent fixtures include information on the design and construction of
the Empire State Building and World Trade Center.
(
www.skyscraper.org
;
39 Battery Pl; admission $5;
noon-6pm Wed-Sun;
MUSEUM
4/5 to Bowling Green)
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Irish Hunger Memorial
MEMORIAL
GOOGLE MAP
Artist Brian Tolle's compact labyrinth of low limestone walls and patches of grass pays
tribute to the Great Irish Famine and Migration (1845-52), which prompted hundreds of
thousands of immigrants to leave Ireland for better opportunities in the New World. Rep-
resenting abandoned cottages, stone walls and potato fields, the work was created with
stones from each of Ireland's 32 counties.
(290 Vesey St at North End Ave; admission free;
2/3 to
Park Place)
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South Street Seaport
This 11-block enclave of cobbled streets, maritime warehouses and shops combines the
best and worst in historic preservation. It's not on the radar for most New Yorkers, but
tourists are drawn to the nautical air, the frequent street performers and the mobbed res-
taurants.
(
www.southstreetseaport.com
;
NEIGHBORHOOD
A/C, J/Z, 2/3, 4/5 to Fulton St)
