Wall Street and Financial District Walking Tour

Overview

[Best Valued 2-Hour Experience. All tour guides use large 11" x 17" photos to add richness to your experience.] Wall Street is a renown symbol of economic might and ironically also the embodiment of corporate greed. This tour provides a deep insight into how consulting firm, investment banks, and financial markets work. Going forward it covers the 2008 Financial Collapse and the headline news of GameStop. Then proceed to a detailed understanding of how cryptocurrencies work.

No Wall Street tour will be complete without a full explanation of why in 2020, oil prices plummeted from $18 a barrel -$37. Yes, oil producers were paying people $37 a barrel to take it off their hands. This tour exposes financial charlatans and is the perfect primer for those interested in how finance and financial markets operate.

We’ll visit the Wall Street District and the World Financial Center.

City: New York City

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $34.95

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $34.95

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What's Included

Narrated 2-Hour Walking Tour using Extra Large Visuals

Licensed professional tour guide

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Well organized
This tour is copyrighted

What To Expect

Lower Manhattan

Welcome to Wall Street, the financial capital of the world. Take a stroll through history and learn the origin of the New York Stock Exchange. Learn how it became the world’s largest exchange, valued at $20 trillion. Wall Street money has helped built empires and dynasties. From Rockefeller to Buffett, discover how Standard Oil became an illegal monopoly. Then marvel how Warren Buffett when from a paperboy to the founder of Berkshire Hathaway. Explore Federal Hall, the birthplace of the American Democracy. Visit the Fearless Girl and with the Charging Bull of Wall Street Statues. Stand where George Washington took the Oath of Office to become the first American President. Visit Trinity Church, the final resting place of Alexander Hamilton and Robert Fulton. This tour finishes inside the landmark, National Museum of the American Indian. This building currently houses the U.S. bankruptcy court of New York, where Bernie Madoff case was heard. This tour is ideal for anyone interested in the history of Wall Street and future MBA grads. Gratuities are welcomed and appreciated. Statue of Liberty Upgrade Option The Liberty upgrade includes general admission ticket to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The guide will present your tickets at the end of the tour. All ferries have accommodations for inside or outside seating. This experience is wheelchair accessible. Upon arriving onto Liberty Island, a free headset for self-guided tours are available. Discover the symbolize of the Statue of Liberty and its history. This option also includes access onto Ellis Island. It has millions of immigration artifacts from 1892 and 1954. Concessions and souvenirs are available on board the ferries. Group rate for 15+ guests at $20 per (Tour Only)

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (38)

aliciasU8542MG

Dec 2021

This was a really interesting tour. I learned a lot and my teens were very interested in the GameStop story. It was a great into to finance and an excellent overview of the Wall Street financial district. Lots of the tour was inside, which was a great break from cold weather.

lv2trvl100

Dec 2021

Fabulous tour, loads of information. I highly recommend. Tour guide had great graphics to help us understand intricate topics about Wall Street.

jasmitdhillon1

Nov 2021

When booking this I thought it was going to be history of wall street and the financial district. Take us into buildings. Learn all the cool stuff. Instead it turned into a class of how to do stocks and cryptocurrency that went way above my head. It was not what I was expecting at all. Also we bought the optional tickets to Ellis island and Statue of Liberty. It’s a scam Our tour guide dropped us off at 230. The last boat to Ellis island was 315. So we could only do one boat which was Statue of Liberty. Also we never go any direction on how it works. Nothing Absolutely do not recommend.

Response from Host

Nov 2021

Dear valued guest, No where in the tour description does it state admission into any Wall Street firms, exchanges, or museums. Most of these buildings are not open to the public, especially during the pandemic. This Wall Street Experience dives into how financial markets and exchanges work. In addition, how cryptocurrency function and the disastrous 2020 oil price debacle. I'm sincerely saddened you didn't have an enjoyable time and took my presentations personally. But I would be remiss, if I didn't fully cover how the Robinhood / Gamestop fiasco caused massive losses for many members of Wallstreetbets. I wasn't alluding you were a bad investor. I didn't even know you invested in the markets. As for the Statue of Liberty ferry, I escorted you to the security booth at 2:00PM. It only takes less than 2 minutes to get through the security machines. You had more than 8 minutes to catch your ferry. Which was only 50 feet from the security booth. Once again, I'm feeling you and I'm deeper sorry for anguish. I'm a licensed professional guide who explains the history of finance and Wall Street. I'm not here to critic my guests' investment strategies nor I'm qualified to.