NYC Financial Crisis Tour with a Wall Street Professional

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Experience Highlights

Explore Wall Street with this guided tour and gain an in-depth understanding of how the world's most famous financial district works. Learn about the financial crisis, an event that shaped the global economy, from a professional guide.

  • You will learn about the events that caused the collapse of the well-known investment banks Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns.
  • You will visit iconic places in the history of the US economy.
  • You will be accompanied by an expert guidein the finance industry.

What’s included

  • Tour of the Financial District and Wall Street.
  • Expert guide to the financial industry.
  • Narrative history and explanations of the global financial crisis (2008 - 2009)
  • Entrance to the New York Stock Exchange (closed to visitors since 2001)

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Step by Step

Enjoy this guided tour of the Financial District and Wall Street that will give you an in-depth understanding of the economic crisis of 2008 and 2009.

On your tour, you will pass by the Stock Exchange. Although it has been closed to visitors since 2001, you will learn all about how it works from your guide.

You will see the facade of Wall Street while your guide narrates the events of those who lived through the financial collapse and explains the causes of this global crisis.

Along the way you will see the Wall Street Bull, a bronze sculpture weighing three tons. It is an icon of the US economy. You can stand and pose in front of this imposing work of art.

You will enter the Federal Hall, where George Washington was proclaimed the first president of the United States in 1732.

Throughout the tour, your guide will tell you the most interesting and relevant facts about each site. This plan is perfect for an intellectual journey through the financial history of the United States and the world.

Reviews

4.8
· 20 Reviews
  • J
    J.
    5
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    More than delighted.
  • L
    L.
    5
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    I will probably be back in a while.
  • C
    C.
    5
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    You learn a lot of new information.
  • M
    M.
    5
    (0 Reviews)
    Great idea to get to know the streets of New York and the history behind them a little better.
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