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• Ellis Island Immigration Museum

• Lower East Side and East Village

• Rockefeller Center

The triangular southern tip of Manhattan, comprising the area below Canal Street down to Battery Park, is commonly referred to as Lower Manhattan. The world-famous Financial District, Wall Street, South Seaport and the New York Harbour are situated here. Moreover, the area is home to the icons of New York. Hence, while walking along the streets of Lower Manhattan the following sights cannot be missed:
- the New York Stock Exchange, with an imposing early 20th century Romaneque facade, which houses the world's best known stock exchange,
- Federal Hall National Memorial, a historic site where the American Congress convened for the first time and George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States,
- Federal Reserve Bank, with tons of gold in the vault, with compehensive tours on the US Federal Reserve System,
- Trinity Church, a fine example of Gothic Revival Architecture, famous for its Concerts at One, the midday music series, and a rendition of Handel's Messiah held here each December,
- the historic U.S. Custom House which nowadays houses the excellent National Museum of the American Indian
- the new World Trade Center, being rebuilt after the fateful September 11th, 2001 terrorist attack,
- the 57-story Woolworth Building, one of the most famous and tallest skyscrapers of the New York City skyline, a National Historic Landmark since 1966,
- Cunard Building, the US Post headquarters, with an impressive interior filled with frescoes,
- the Statue of Liberty, the world-recognized symbol of the United States of America, once a port of hope to immigrants from all over the world,
- Castle Clinton, the historic fort in Battery Park, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Lower Manhattan has more to offer to tourists. There are also picturesque seafront areas within the Lower Manhattan boundaries: South Street Seaport and the New York Harbor with the iconic Lady of Liberty and Ellis Island. As for the New York Harbor it is a good idea to walk or ride along the waterfront lawns and bike paths of Battery Park and admire a fine collection of sculptures or have a rest lying on the benches or grassy patches along the shoreline of the New York Harbor and experience what the first immigrants might have felt coming here centuries ago.
Moreover, there are over 25 museums and cultural attractions to choose from, including the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the National Museum of the American Indian and the Fraunces Tavern, the newly renovated 19th-century restaurant-museum.
Hence, come here to see the historic sites, fine architecture, seaside boulevards, museums, open-air scultpure galleries of Lower Manhattan.