Battery Park City Walking Tours
Things to do around battery park ny.
Battery park city walking tours. Battery park attractions offer something for everyone. In addition to the park itself there is also the planned community of battery park city. Battery park city esplanade. Battery park is a lush public space situated at the southern tip of manhattan.
It s an ideal place for a stroll or picnic and also serves as the gateway via ferry terminal to the statue of liberty ellis island and staten island. The free staff guided tours will depart from the bandshell in rockefeller park. The historic 25 acre park includes gardens a bike path outdoor cafés and a commemorative labyrinth. On an onboard sightseeing tour in new york city guests can find themselves walking through and past battery park as they board a water taxi to cruise through the hudson.
For this tour you will enter the park at its northern entrance at the very end of broadway where state street and battery place meet. Walks take place at 1 p m sats. This pathway runs along the river from battery park to tribeca. Https goo gl maps elbndklodnsutgly9 i walk through battery park city manhattan staying on its many streets.
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Audience members are invited to join us for a series of poetic walking tours of battery park city offering fascinating literary and artistic insights into our new neighborhood. Our favorite things to do in battery park new york include visiting these sights. Located on the southern tip of new york harbor the park is still home to castle clinton a small fort built before the war of 1812. Guests will always be accompanied by a licensed tour guide and battery park is located in the financial district across from the u s.
Its layout has different paths which is nice to meander through the abundant nature you will find here. Its beautiful waterfront and flower gardens make the battery a lovely place to wander. Topics include the irish hunger memorial the statue of liberty the siah armajani installation the quotes in the plaza and much more. Discover the history of the battery.
Did you know battery park is named after actual artillery batteries used to defend the settlement in the early days.