This tour goes beyond surficial facts about landmarks and delves into the history of finance and economics in both New York City and the United States of America. Everything from Native American currency, to northern Slavery, to modern equity trading, and more is illuminated upon.
Go on a haunted pub crawl around downtown Mystic
Discover the spooky side of Mystic over cocktails
Visit three pubs and taverns and other haunted locations
Enjoy three complimentary alcoholic beverages
What To Expect
National Museum of the American Indian
We will meet outside the entrance to the museum and discuss an overview of the both Dutch and English Colonial New York. We don’t enter the museum.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Charging Bull (Wall Street Bull)
We will discuss the famous statue’s history and how it came to be located where it is. Time for pictures will be allowed.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Beaver Street
We will walk along Beaver Street on our way to the eastern portion of Wall Street. Along the way we will discuss Native American and Colonial economies and currencies.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Pearl Street & Wall Street
This intersection is packed with history. The New York Slave Market, Buttonwood Agreement, and Tontine Coffee House all happened at or within steps of this location.
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
55 Wall St
This location was home to the New York Merchant Exchange and the first New York Customs House.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
William Street & Wall Street
40 and 48 Wall Street both housed two institutions that financed the building of both NYC and the country. They have founders that you will have heard of from a popular broadway show.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
23 Wall St
The House that Morgan Built. We’ll discuss the odd history of this odd building that includes among other things a Robber Barron, a bombing, and a sketchy foreign billionaire.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Federal Hall
More of a civic rather than financial history stop, but would be impossible to walk past without discussing.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
New York Stock Exchange
This location needs no introduction, but we will review it’s history! A bonus to this stop is the Fearless Girl Statue directly across the street.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Trinity Church
Our final stop will be a church, after all every dollars says In God We Trust.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Highlight
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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