New York, New York
St. George's Syrian Catholic Church
This vacant church in the Financial District was once the heart of New York's first Syrian immigrant community.
1919
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Trinity Churchyard
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
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New York Federal Gold Vault
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
New York, New York
Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
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Fraunces Tavern
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
New York, New York
Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
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New York Produce Exchange Property Marker
A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.
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The Standard Oil Building
This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.
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Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
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The Oldest Fence in New York
Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.
New York, New York
WPA Murals of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.
New York, New York
Number One, Broadway
Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.
New York, New York
Skyscraper Museum
An institution dedicated to the towering buildings that make up skylines in New York City and around the world.
New York, New York
The American Merchant Mariner's Memorial
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
New York, New York
The Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.
New York, New York
The SeaGlass Carousel
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
New York, New York
Irish Hunger Memorial
Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.
New York, New York
Barthman's Sidewalk Clock
A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.
New York, New York
The John Street Methodist Church
The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum of American Finance
Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?
New York, New York
Delmonico's Pompeii Columns
Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.
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Site of New York Slave Market
Where now stands a 42-story condominium tower of marble, glass and steel was once the central market of New York’s slave trade.
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77 Water Street
A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.
New York, New York
The Elevated Acre
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
