You can, however, view the New York Stock Exchange Building from outside on Wall Street. Alternatively, you might want to visit the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , which offers free tours to the public advance booking required or the Museum of American Finance.

Both museums are located in the Financial District and offer insight into the American financial system. I really enjoyed getting to visit the vaults and see the gold at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York when I took a tour.

New York City has been home to securities markets since when Alexander Hamilton issued bonds to deal with debt from the American Revolution. The New York Stock Exchange originally called The New York Stock and Exchange Board itself was first organized on March 8, In the exchanged opened in its current location at Broad and Wall Streets in Manhattan's Financial District.

The present-day building was built in and has six marble Corinthian columns below a sculpture called Integrity Protecting the Works of Man.

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Read more about the history of the New York Stock Exchange from the Library of Congress. Wall Street between Broad and New Street Official Website: Battery Park is also within walking distance and where you can catch the ferry to visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

If you need a bite to eat nearby, Financier Patisserie is a great spot for light eats, sweets and coffee and has several FiDi locations.

If you want something more substantial, Delmonico's , one of NYC's oldest restaurants is also nearby, and Fraunces Tavern , which first opened as a tavern in and was later home to the Department of Foreign Affairs during the Revolutionary War, is another historic restaurant offering food and drink, as well as a museum to tour.

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