The Patriots Walking Tour

Walk the same shore and paths that were used by Indians as hunting trails; where Henry Hudson stepped onto dry land; the canal that Dutch Settlers built to remind them of home; the granite edifices where Robber Barons and The Masters of The Universe traded companies like marbles. Visit places Terrorists old and new attempted to bring the Island to its knees.

Stroll along Wall Street, Broadway, hear excerpts from Washington’s Farewell at France’s tavern, see America’s first bank established by Alexander Hamilton. Find out how JP Morgan inspired the moving 911 tribute in Federal Hall and see where contemporary Patriots held the line against terrorism on 911. Hear the diary entries of soldiers who held the same line in 1776.

This walking tour has a number of goals in mind. First to let you see and walk among the places and buildings that stand for these two American ideals, Capitalism and Democracy. We also want to pose a question to our visitors – ‘Can we have one without the other,