LHistory14 places
History in NYC
Hand-picked by Gothamly and checked against each place’s own site. Nobody paid to be here.
Federal Hall
26 Wall St · Washington took the oath here in 1789 — the first Capitol of the United States
- Daily
Fraunces Tavern
54 Pearl St · Where Washington said goodbye to his officers in 1783 · Museum upstairs, pints downstairs
Trinity Church & Churchyard
Wall St & Broadway · Hamilton rests in the churchyard, steps from the money he invented
St. Paul’s Chapel
209 Broadway · 1766, Washington’s pew — stood through the Revolution and through 9/11
Wall Street & the NYSE
11 Wall St · the buttonwood agreement of 1792 became the corner the world watches
African Burial Ground
290 Broadway · the rediscovered 17th-century burial ground — the national monument the city owed
Stone Street
The 1658 cobblestone lane — the Dutch city’s first paved street, now one long outdoor table
- Wed–Sun
Grant’s Tomb
Riverside Dr at 122nd · the General Grant National Memorial, run by the National Park Service · free, 10–4
Hamilton Grange
St. Nicholas Park · Hamilton’s actual country house — moved twice, still standing
- Fri–Sun
Morris-Jumel Mansion
65 Jumel Terrace · Manhattan’s oldest house, 1765 · Washington’s headquarters, later Aaron Burr’s home · house tours paused for roof work; the grounds are open
- Thu–Mon
Merchant’s House Museum
29 E 4th St · An 1832 family home preserved intact, furniture and all · Manhattan’s most complete time capsule
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
28 E 20th St · the only NYC-born president, in the brownstone where it started
Liberty & Ellis Island
New York Harbor · the torch and the registry hall — 40% of Americans trace a relative through here
City Hall
1812 · the oldest city hall in America still doing its original job — free tours, book ahead
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