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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 .
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