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Charging Bull

Worth a stopFinancial District, Manhattan

Not sure why it got so famous

What it is

Arturo Di Modica’s 3.2-ton bronze bull in Bowling Green, installed as guerrilla art in 1989.

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. 2Museum of Jewish Heritage0.3 mi · $18

    Holocaust museum, large and extensive.

  3. 39/11 Memorial0.4 mi · Free

    Really powerful

  4. 4Irish Hunger Memorial0.7 mi · Free

Also on the block, if you have time

National Museum of American Indian (0.1 mi, free), 9/11 Museum (0.2 mi), Federal Hall National Memorial (0.2 mi, free), Skyscraper Museum (0.2 mi, free), Wesley Chapel Museum at John Street Methodist Church (0.4 mi, free).

Skip Fraunces Tavern Museum (0.2 mi), even if you’re passing: “Tourist trap above a tavern.”