Lower Manhattan & 9/11 Memorial Exclusive Guided Walking Tour
Overview
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2 hours 30 minutes
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Go back to New York’s origins on this 2.5 hour privateguided walking tour of Lower Manhattan. Explore Lower Manhattan & the 9/11 Museum with NYC’s Top-Rated Guides. Discover the heart of Lower Manhattan with an expert guide who brings NYC’s history, culture, and resilience to life. On this private tour, you’ll journey through iconic landmarks such as Wall Street, the Oculus, and the historic St. Paul’s Chapel. Your experience culminates with a moving visit to the 9/11 Memorial, where your guide provides rich context and meaningful stories that make this an unforgettable tour.
With the highest-rated guides in New York City, this is more than a tour—it’s a deeply personal journey through one of the most significant chapters in NYC’s history. A must-do for anyone seeking a deeper connection to the city.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Maximum of 12 people per tour allowed
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Notes: The tour route may be affected by national celebrations. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an alternative route still being able to see all the highlights on the tour. In these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts. No large bags or suitcases are allowed during this tour. We recommend comfortable shoes, a bottle of water, umbrella in case of rain and hat during summer. Due to increased security measures at many attractions some can’t be visited from the inside.
What To Expect
Castle Clinton National Monument
After arriving at the meeting point you will start your tour with a brief highlight about Castle Clinton, a landmark representing not only the city’s growth but the growth of the nation. Built from 1808 to 1811, it was the first U.S immigration station where more than 8 million people arrived in the United States between 1855 to 1890.
New York Harbor
From here, you will see the New York Harbour, part of the port of the New York. Lying at the mouth of the Hudson river, it is one of the largest natural harbours in the world.
Options
Private Walking Tour
Professional Tour Guide Exclusively For You; Duration 2 - 2.5 Hours; Tour Will Run, Rain Or Shine
SEMI-PRIVATE 8ppl Max.
Save money by booking a small group tour of 8 guests max. per guide This option NOT FOR WHEELCHAIRS.
What‘s Included
Private Walking Tour
Tour Will Run, Rain Or Shine
Professional Tour Guide Exclusively For You
Duration 2.5 Hours
Tour price does NOT include hotel pickup or drop-off (we recommend UBER or Taxi)
Tour price does NOT include gratuities (optional)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
6 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Amazing day in lower Manhattan
Trudy F,May 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00What an amazing day and tour! My kids ranged from 20s to 9 and Robin’s tour was interesting for all of them. She was amazing and the tour was awesome!
Great way to see the highlights (and learn a bit)
BF and AA,Jun 26, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were met by our Guide, Jeff, at Castle Clinton. From there we had a lovely walk around all the key areas of Lower Manhattan, which was great for orientating ourselves and also understanding some of the history (I now know why it’s called Wall St). Jeff was really informative and passionate about his city, managing to provide some quirky facts along the way. We ended at the 9/11 Memorial (those tickets included) and skipped straight to the front. You can’t have a guide in the memorial Museum, but it’s very well set out and absorbing. We spent 2.5hrs there. We’ll do more city tours like this, due to the great experience we had (thanks Jeff).
Around Lower Manhattan
Vinelady,Sep 19, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This tour was perfect for our group of 3. Guide Jeff was not only well informed, he was enthusiastic, personable and lots of fun! We learned so much, and there's so much to learn. We started the walking tour after having visited the National 911 Memorial Museum. It was a short walk between the Museum and the start of the tour; we wound our way through lower Manhattan and back up to Ground Zero, to end where we'd started earlier in the day. It worked out wonderfully.
AMAZING tour!
rmcouture19,Aug 6, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Went on this tour after work with some colleagues and it was great, it was a mixed group of people from NYC and around the country. Our tour guide Katherine did an amazing job of explaining every little detail around lower Manhattan accompanied with pictures through history. She was very engaging and made the tour unique for us; pointing out different architecture when members of our group said that was something they enjoyed. Highly recommend Katherine and this tour!!
Katherine is the BEST!
AllisonMG19,Aug 2, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We took a walking tour of lower Manhattan conducted by Katherine. I learned so much about lower Manhattan, which had never occurred to me as being a touristy area. I really enjoyed Katherine's heartfelt explanations of each stop, and she even took a little extra time with us to make sure we saw a couple of extra areas at Battery Park. Would definitely recommend this!
Excellent tour in every way
JenH616,Aug 2, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I took some work colleagues from out of town on a walking tour of lower Manhattan conducted by Katherine. It was a private tour and she was incredibly flexible on timing and location, meeting us at our office after work. The tour itself was so interesting. Even as a native NYer who walks past some of these historic places every day, I learned so much. Katherine was so well-versed in not just the history and landmarks of places like ground zero, but the emotion and zeitgeist of the city at the time of the attack and after. It was very authentic. Throughout the tour Katherine coupled her explanations with pictures that reinforced her message and really brought the history of NYC to life. She also tailored the tour to her audience very well. For instance, we were all professional women and she made a point to talk about the history of women in NYC and Wall Street in particular. Booking with Babylon was quick and easy. They were super responsive about setting up my private tour on a day’s notice, and sent me discounts for future tours after I booked that I will definitely take advantage of. Already looking forward to my next tour with Katherine!
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