Best Lower Manhattan Day Trips & Things to Do

Though most often associated with the bigwigs of global finance and stock market trading on Wall Street, Lower Manhattan encompasses all neighborhoods from the southern tip of Manhattan Island all the way up to 14th Street, and is home to some of the most diverse and eclectic communities in all of New York City. Once you've checked off the requisite attractions - Charging Bull, 9/11 Memorial, Brooklyn Bridge - take a walk on the Lower East Side, sample the dumplings in Chinatown, nibble on a cannoli in Little Italy, then hop over to Broadway for some of the best name-brand shopping on Manhattan Island. To experience a younger, edgier New York, head to Washington Square Park and the NYU campus area.