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Federal Hall National Memorial

Worth a stopFinancial District, Manhattan

What it is

Museum in 1842 Customs House on site where Washington was sworn in & the Bill of Rights was written.

Pair it with

Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.

  1. 1China Institute0.2 mi · $15

    Cool gallery of interesting Chinese art.

  2. 29/11 Memorial0.3 mi · Free

    Really powerful

  3. 3Museum of Jewish Heritage0.5 mi · $18

    Holocaust museum, large and extensive.

  4. 4Irish Hunger Memorial0.6 mi · Free
  5. 5Brooklyn Bridge0.7 mi · Free

    Iconic

Also on the block, if you have time

Wesley Chapel Museum at John Street Methodist Church (0.2 mi, free), 9/11 Museum (0.2 mi), Charging Bull (0.2 mi, free), National Museum of American Indian (0.3 mi, free), South Street Seaport Museum (0.3 mi, free).

Skip Fraunces Tavern Museum (0.3 mi), even if you’re passing: “Tourist trap above a tavern.”