Lower Manhattan Walking Tour: Explore NYC's Birthplace

Discover the birthplace of NYC on a captivating walking tour of Lower Manhattan. Explore historic landmarks, learn about the city’s transformation, and immerse yourself in American history.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • New York City Hall - Constructed from 1803 to 1812, the building is the oldest city hall in the United States that still houses its original governmental functions, such as the office of the Mayor of New York City and the chambers of the New York City Council.
What's Included
  • Licensed Guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Discover the origins of New York City on this insightful tour showcasing the city’s significant business and political institutions. This region is where NYC was born, and your tour guide will divulge their extensive understanding of its evolution from a Dutch fur trade station and colonial bastion, to a place of towering skyscrapers and shimmering…

Location
Financial District
City Hall Park, please meet your guide at the fountain, 43 Park Row. R train to City Hall, 4,5,6 trains to Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall, 2,3 trains to Park Place, A,C trains to Chambers Street.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Cathy5185aa
Oct 28, 2024
Best historic walking tour! - So fascinating, very engaging history at every turn. So so so worth it! Answered all of our questions and supplemented our interests with further information and stories. Could not recommend more!
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Mikejx5651vv
Oct 3, 2024
Wonderful walking tour with an outstanding tour guide - We had a wonderful walking tour of the financial district and lower Manhattan. Our tour guide, Annabel, grew up, lives, and works on the neighborhoods we toured. She was very knowledgeable about the Native American and pre-revolutionary history of Manhattan, and she told the story of the development of NYC over time with details about governance, commerce, and architecture. We very much enjoyed our tour and will do other walking tours in the future.
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Ireneitimadp2023
May 8, 2024
Fantastic tour with Nicky - We did the Historic Downtown tour with Nicky and couldn't recommend it more. It was exactly what we expected: a journey across historical facts that, ultimately and somewhat unexpectedly, gave birth to the feat of human endeavor that New York is. However, the tour had itself room for the unexpected. As Nicky was intertwining it with some of his own life experiences in those settings, and with his own interpretation of New York, we started to realize that the city is beyond an amalgam of skyscrapers and hectic roads. Beyond as well the distant and glamorous place portrayed in the good old movies. Beyond, even more so, the neuralgic center of the free world. New York is, above all that, the home of the childhood memories for its people, like Nicky. We couldn't thank him more for sharing that piece of himself with us.
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Giffind
Dec 17, 2023
Great tour! - Jake was an amazing tour guide. Super knowledgable, flexible to our requests, and very entertaining! Highly recommend a tour with Manhattan Walking Tour, which was very easy to work with and catered to exactly what we were looking for!
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Dreamer02359410904
Aug 19, 2023
Private walking tour with Claire - Awesome private tour with Claire on August 18. Explored Greenwich village and then lower Manhattan. Claire had great energy and very knowledgeable about the areas we visited. Had great pizza at Bleeker street pizza and cannolis at Rocco’s. Highly recommend
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460thomasw
Jun 23, 2023
Fun walking tour - Our tour guide was knowledgeable and personable. It was a good walking tour of lower Manhattan, lasting about an hour and a half. I'm a native New Yorker, but I still learned some things. Well done.
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Deniseea3486it
May 10, 2023
Wall Street neighbor and history - We had a great tour with Jonathan, knows a lot about Wall Street, history and was very enthusiastic.
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Betty
Dec 6, 2022
Fabulous tour of Chinatown! - The Chinatown Tour is a must. If you get lucky, Jake will be your guide. He is knowledgeable about this neighborhood that is different than all others in Manhattan. The architecture is interesting, the people are friendly, and the food was delicious. In addition, Jake makes the walk fun!
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From $50
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).