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Battery Park
Built largely on 18th- and 19th-century landfill, this park at New York harbor is usu-
ally visited for Castle Clinton, the 1811 fort and embarkation point for Ellis Island
and Statue of Liberty ferries. This welcome swath of green is of interest for its many
monuments and statues.
• Broadway and Battery Place
• Open daily
• Free
A Day Exploring Lower Manhattan
Morning
Begin at
Battery Park
for a view of the waterfront, and look into
Castle Clinton
, an 1807 fort, to
seedioramasofachangingNewYork.Thenvisitthe
Museum of the American Indian
atthe
U.S.
Custom House
. Cross to
Bowling Green
, the city's first park, then turn right on Whitehall, and
leftonPearlStreetforthe
Fraunces Tavern Museum
,arestorationofthe1719buildingwhereGe-
orge Washington bade farewell to his troops.
Head up Broad Street to Wall Street to the
New York Stock Exchange
, where there is chaos on
the trading floor. Close by is
Federal Hall
, where the country's first president took his oath of of-
fice.SteakisaFinancialDistrictspecialty,sostopforlunchat
Bobby Van's Steakhouse
,
onBroad
Street and Exchange Place.
Afternoon
Continue uptown on Nassau Street (a continuation of Broad Street) to see
Chase Plaza
and its fam-
ous sculptures. At the end of the Plaza on Liberty Street is the ornate
Federal Reserve Bank
and
then Louise Nevelson Square, featuring the artist's
Shadows and Flags
.
Go back on Liberty Street and take in the Tribute WTC Visitor Center at No. 120
(www.tributecenterwtc. org). End the day by treating yourself to dinner at the lively Parisian bistro,
Les Halles,
2 West @ Battery Park Place
.