Wall Street & Charging Bull
Wall Street
The global financial center, where the New York Stock Exchange, Federal Hall National Memorial, and the Charging Bull statue are packed into a few blocks.
Wall Street runs through the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. The street itself is short, but the neoclassical facade of the New York Stock Exchange, Federal Hall National Memorial (free to visit, where George Washington took his oath of office), and the spire of Trinity Church are all nearby. A roughly 5-minute walk south brings you to Bowling Green Park, where the 3.5-ton bronze statue Charging Bull always draws a line of visitors for photos; legend says rubbing the bull's horns brings good luck. The NYSE trading floor is not open to tourists. You can combine the area with Battery Park, the Statue of Liberty ferry terminal, and the 9/11 Memorial & Museum for a half-day tour. Subway: 2/3/4/5 to Wall St.
Opening hours
Outdoors open all day; Federal Hall National Memorial weekdays 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- National September 11 Memorial & Museum
- One World Observatory
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Chinatown, Manhattan
- SoHo
- Governors Island
- DUMBO & Brooklyn Bridge Park
- Washington Square Park & Greenwich Village