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Self-Guided Tours

These itineraries let you experience the World Trade Center at your own pace with curated walking routes designed around history, architecture, art, and more. Each tour highlights must-see spots, hidden gems, and insider tips to help you make the most of your visit. Choose a point of interest and explore World Trade Center your way.

Historical Tour Itinerary

Historical Tour Itinerary

Travel through time without leaving the neighborhood. Lower Manhattan is home to many significant historical sites in New York City.

  1. 1. 9/11 Memorial & Museum
  2. 2. The Koenig Sphere
  3. 3. E-Train Corridor
  4. 4. Slurry Wall
  5. 5. A wedge of light
  6. 6. Column remnants inside PATH platform (fare required)
  7. 7. The Survivor Tree
  8. 8. 9/11 Memorial Glade
  9. 9. Liberty Street pedestrian bridge
Architecture Tour Itinerary

Architecture Tour Itinerary

New York City hosts a diverse mosaic of architecture that spans many styles and epochs. The city’s most notable buildings and structures are within walking distance of the World Trade Center. 

  1. 1. Oculus
  2. 2. Woolworth Building
  3. 3. Brooklyn Bridge
  4. 4. New York by Gehry
  5. 5. The New York Stock Exchange
  6. 6. Elevated Acre
  7. 7. South Cove
  8. 8. One World Trade Center
Art Tour Itinerary

Art Tour Itinerary

Explore public art installations in Lower Manhattan, including the iconic Charging Bull that stands in Bowling Green and the historic Koenig Sphere in Liberty Park.

  1. 1. Resonating Bodies
  2. 2. American Merchant Mariners Memorial
  3. 3. The Immigrants
  4. 4. Giovanni De Verrazzano
  5. 5. Untitled (Figure Balancing on Dog)
  6. 6. Charging Bull
  7. 7. Group of Four Trees
  8. 8. The Sphere (“Koenig Sphere”)