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Lower Manhattan On Foot

Four stops at the southern end of Manhattan that between them show how much of the island's edge is manufactured and how early its street pattern was set.

Assembled and reviewed by Global City Intelligence on 2026-09-07. The order below is a suggested route, not a ranking.

The route

  1. The Battery

    Lower Manhattan

    Start at the waterfront, where the scale of the landfill is legible on the ground.

    Aerial view of Lower Manhattan with The Battery park at the island's southern tip
    Aerial view of the southern tip of Manhattan, with The Battery as the green headland at the waterfront. Gryffindor · CC-BY-SA-3.0

  2. Museum of Jewish Heritage

    Lower Manhattan

    Five minutes north along the Battery Park City esplanade.

    Photograph of Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York
    Aerial view of the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Gryffindor · CC-BY-SA-3.0

  3. Trinity Church

    Lower Manhattan

    Inland to the head of Wall Street and the oldest churchyard in the district.

    Photograph of Trinity Church in New York
    Trinity Church in New York City. Gryffindor · PUBLIC-DOMAIN

  4. Federal Hall National Memorial

    Lower Manhattan

    Opposite Trinity's east end, on the site of the first inauguration though not in the building.

    The columned Greek Revival portico and steps of Federal Hall on Wall Street, New York
    The Wall Street portico of Federal Hall National Memorial. Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC-BY-2.0

4 of 4 places shown on the map. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.