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Please be advised that the MTA has announced weekend service disruptions through Fall 2006 in Lower Manhattan. Although not every line will be affected every weekend, you should confirm your travel plans prior to your visit as all train routes are subject to change. For the most up-to-date service advisories visit www.mta.info or http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/lower_manh/index.html.


15 Unique Experiences, Thousands of Unforgettable Stories!
Discover New York's dynamic past with exciting walks along the narrow streets of the nation's first capital. Enjoy the same panoramic harbor views that welcomed millions of immigrants to life in a new land.

In one location - and all within comfortable walking distance - you can explore an abundance of cultural and historic attractions that together tell the tale of New York's rise to become the first modern city in the New World.


Our Museum Partners Downtown
Castle Clinton National Monument

Located in Battery Park
1.212.344.7220
www.nps.gov/cacl

Eldridge Street Project
12 Eldridge Street (between Canal St. & Division St.)
1.212.219.0888
www.eldridgestreet.org

Federal Hall National Monument
26 Wall Street (between Nassau St. & William St.)
1.212.825.6888
www.nps.gov/feha

Fraunces Tavern Museum
54 Pearl Street (at Broad Street)
1.212.425.1778
www.frauncestavernmuseum.org

Lower East Side Tenement Museum
90 Orchard Street (at Broome St.)
1.212.431.0233
www.tenement.org

Museum of American Finance
28 Broadway (at Bowling Green)
1.212.908.4110
www.financialhistory.org

Museum of Chinese in the Americas
70 Mulberry Street (at Bayard Street)
1.212.619.4785
www.moca-nyc.org

National Museum of the American Indian
Smithsonian Institution
One Bowling Green (between State St. & Whitehall St.)
1.212.514.3700
www.americanindian.si.edu

The New York City Fire Museum
278 Spring Street (between Varick St. & Hudson St.)
1.212.691.1303
www.nycfiremuseum.org

The New York City Police Museum
100 Old Slip (between Water St. & South St.)
1.212.480.3100
www.nycpolicemuseum.org

Saint Pauls Chapel
Church Street between Vesey and Fulton
1.212.233.4164
www.saintpaulschapel.org

The Skyscraper Museum
39 Battery Place
1.212.968.1961
www.skyscraper.org

South Street Seaport Museum
207 Front Street
(Pier 16 Visitor's Center, near the corner of South St. & Fulton St.)
1.212.748.8600
www.southstseaport.org

Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island Immigration Museum
(Ticket booth/ferry at Castle Clinton in Battery Park)
1.212.363.3206
www.nps.gov/stli

 


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Visit Downtown Manhattan

For a complete listing of downtown cultural sites, restaurants and a list of fun family activities to do downtown, visit:
www.renewnyc.com/heritage
www.lowermanhattan.info
www.nycvisit.com/HHD

 

 

Edmond J. Safra Plaza • 36 Battery Place • Battery Park City • New York, NY 10280
General Museum Info call 1.646.437.4200 • Ticket Info call 1.646.437.4202
Museum Hours Sunday-Tuesday, Thursday: 10 am to 5:45 pm • Wednesday: 10 am to  8 pm • Friday: 10 am to 5 pm D.S.T., 10 am to 3 pm E.S.T. • Eve of Jewish Holidays: 10 am to 3 pm

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