Experience The History Of The Financial District

The financial district, often called fidi, is the heartbeat of global commerce and the birthplace of american history. This southern tip of manhattan boasts cobblestone streets, towering. For 300 years, from colonists to traders to immigrants, the first step almost every new new yorker took onto the island of manhattan happened in the financial district. This walking tour covers the financial district, world trade center area, and east river waterfront. Learn how lower manhattan evolved from a colonial trading post to a global.