The Battery: A Self-Guided Audio Tour from Bowling Green Park to Stone St
Features
1.5 hours
- VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
- Lifetime access to this tour in English
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- Food/Drink
- Smartphone and headphones
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
- Transportation
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
See The Battery where NYC got it’s start with this self-guided walking tour produced by an Emmy-nominated storyteller.
• Take in views of Lady Liberty and hear how one of today’s most valuable islands, Manhattan, was bought for a few beads
• Hear from Tom Darbyshire, a Creative Director from...
- Duration from 1 Hour and 30 Minutes to 2 Hours
- Private Tour
- 1
Bowling Green
The tour begins in Bowling Green Park at the bottom of Broadway. You'll hear how VoiceMap works and how New York got its start.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 2
Manhattan
The tour takes you around The Batter. You'll hear how NYC got it's start from a humble dirt-walled fort and trading outpost protected by artillery batteries, to the center of one of the most powerful cities on earth.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 3
Korean War Veterans Memorial
The tour passes by the Korean War Memorial. The monument is called “The Universal Soldier” a symbolic tribute to all who died or simply disappeared.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 4
American Merchant Marines Memorial
The tour passes by the American Merchant Marines Memorial. While you walk, you'll hear about how in 1940, German U-Boat submarines secretly entered New York harbor on a daring mission.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 5
Castle Clinton National Monument
The tour passes by Castle Clinton, the 19th-century fort. We'll unearthing the many iterations of Castle Clinton, named after NYC’s most powerful Clinton (neither Bill nor Hillary).
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 6
The Immigrants
The tour passes by The Immigrants statue. On this tour, you'll hear all about the immigrant experience including Annie Moore, the first immigrant to disembark at Ellis Island’s inspection station.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 7
East Coast Memorial
The tour passes by the East Coast Memorial, which honors American servicemen who lost their lives in the Atlantic during World War II.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 8
SeaGlass Carousel
The tour passes by the magical carousel which was inspired by the memory that Castle Clinton was once the New York Aquarium.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 9
Peter Minuit Plaza
The tour passes through Peter Minuit Plaza. Named after the Dutchman who bought the island of Manahatta with wampum.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 10
Pearl Street
The tour passes by Manhattan’s oldest surviving building, Fraunces Tavern. While you walk, you'll hear some of the amazing things that took place within its walls.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 11
Stone Street
The tour ends in front of the cobbled stretch of Stone Street that many lifelong New Yorkers never discover.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
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