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Battery Park

On the Greenway around Manhattan Island for bikers, pedestrians and skaters
Hudson River Route, SW Manhattan

Statue of Liberty Ellis Island boat

In Battery Park, you'll see Castle Clinton, a former military fort. You can buy tickets for the ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island here.

Battery Park Castle Clinton

Statue of Liberty line

Holiday weekend, July 3, 2005. People were waiting in line 1.5 hours after purchasing tickets for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

Matriners Sculpture

Tribute to mariners near Castle Clinton

Castle Clinton

 

Here's another view of the blue cylindrical building if you decide to take the ferry to Staten Island. South Ferry is at the end of Battery Park directly south of the blue building (less than a block).

Battery Park feeding squirrels

A favorite pastime

Castle Clinton

There's not much of crowd on spring day.

immigrants-scuplture

Sculpture honoring immigrants

Governors Island

Governors Island was until recently closed to the public. It was a U.S. Coast Guard base.

South Ferry area Loading Dock

Leaving Battery Park and South Ferry area

You could continue around Manhattan's perimeter, but there is SO MUCH to see in Lower Manhattan. Follow me!

LOWER MANHATTAN TOUR

1. Battery Park City 2. North Cove 3. South Cove
4. You are here. Battery Park 5. Bowling Green 6. Buildings, Restaurants
7. Wall Street 8. City Hall and Park 9. Chambers Street
10. Courthouses 11. Fulton Street 12. South Street Seaport
13. Brooklyn Bridge    
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