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The Battery

The Battery is a public park at the southern tip of Manhattan, on land largely created by landfill over the site of the seventeenth-century shore battery that gives it its name. It is managed by New York City Parks with the Battery Conservancy.

Also known as Battery Park.

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

Why it matters

The park is where Manhattan's edge is most obviously artificial: Castle Clinton stood offshore when it was built in 1811 and now sits well inland, which makes the scale of the landfill legible on the ground.

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Good for

  • Outdoor day — An open waterfront park at the end of the island, with harbour views and the ferry terminals adjacent.
  • Coffee & walk — It is the natural southern end of a walk down the west side or through the Financial District.

These are editorial judgements, not verified facts.

Sources & verification

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NYC Parks Properties (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
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NYC Parks Properties (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
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The Battery - Directions (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
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The Battery - Directions (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07

Not verified: opening hours, admission prices and access rules. These change frequently and we have not checked them, so this page does not state them. Check the official website before travelling.

The coordinate is an area-weighted centroid computed from the official NYC Parks property boundary for park M005, replacing a point 91 m away.

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