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Stop 5 of 9 · Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

Leaving the Footprints Open to the Sky

9/11 Memorial, New York

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You're standing on the memorial plaza at the World Trade Center site, under rows of swamp white oak trees.

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  1. Brooklyn Bridge1

    Brooklyn Bridge

    The Woman Who Carried a Rooster Across
    Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. City Hall Park2

    City Hall Park

    The Pole the Soldiers Kept Chopping Down
    Photo: Momos, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Woolworth Building3

    Woolworth Building

    The Five-and-Dime Cathedral
    Photo: Martin Furtschegger, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. St. Paul's Chapel4

    St. Paul's Chapel

    The Little Chapel That Stood
    Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. 9/11 Memorial5You're here

    9/11 Memorial

    Leaving the Footprints Open to the Sky
    Photo: NormanB, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. Trinity Church6

    Trinity Church

    The Church That Owned Manhattan's Farmland
    Photo: Gryffindor (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
  7. Federal Hall7

    Federal Hall

    The Balcony Where Washington Took the Oath
    Photo: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  8. Fraunces Tavern8

    Fraunces Tavern

    Rebels at the Queen's Head
    Photo: Jim.henderson (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
  9. Castle Clinton in the Battery9

    Castle Clinton in the Battery

    The Fort That Fired at Nobody
    Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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