This tour visits the wonderfully preserved South Street Seaport Historic District, a rare collection of 18th and 19th century commercial buildings and vintage boats from New York’s golden age of shipping, strikingly restored and revitalized as a neighborhood and tourist destination. The tour starts behind the New York City Municipal Building across from City Hall and near subway stops for:
Introduction
1 – City View from One Police Plaza
2 – Alfred E. Smith Houses
3 – History of South Street Seaport
4 – Water Street between Dover Street and Peck Slip
5 – Peck Slip
6 – Under the Brooklyn Bridge
7 – Fulton Fish Market
8 – South Street Waterfront Stores
9 – View from Intersection of Beekman and Front Streets
10 – Front Street between Fulton and Beekman Streets
11 – Water Street between Fulton and Beekman Streets
12 – Schermerhorn Row
13 – Burling Slip (John Street)
14 – Pier 17 and Vintage Boats