NYC Financial Crisis Tour with a Wall Street Professional

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Duration: 2 hours
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  • NYC Financial Crisis Tour with a Wall Street Professional
  • NYC Financial Crisis Tour with a Wall Street Professional

Experience Highlights

Explore Wall Street on this guided tour and gain an in-depth understanding of how the world’s most famous financial district works. Led by a professional, learn about the financial crisis, an event that shaped the global economy.

  • You’ll discover the events that led to the collapse of the renowned investment banks Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns.
  • You’ll visit iconic sites in the history of the US economy.
  • You’ll be accompanied by a guide who’s an expertin the finance industry.

What’s included

  • Tour of the Financial District and Wall Street.
  • Expert guide to the financial industry.
  • Narrative of the story 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, which will give you an in-depth understanding of the economic crisis of 2008 and 2009.

During your tour, you’ll pass by the New York Stock Exchange. Although it has been closed to visitors since 2001, your guide will teach you all about how it works.

You’ll admire the façade of Wall Street whilst your guide recounts the experiences of those who lived through the financial collapse and explains the causes of this global crisis.

Along the way, you’ll see the Wall Street Bull, a bronze sculpture weighing three tonnes. It’s an icon of the US economy. You’ll be able to stop and pose in front of this impressive work of art.

You’ll enter the Federal Hall, where George Washington was proclaimed the first President of the United States in 1732.

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

Reviews

4.7
· 579 Reviews
  • J
    J.
    5
    More than delighted.
  • L
    L.
    5
    I will probably be back in a while.
  • C
    C.
    5
    You learn a lot of new information.
  • M
    M.
    5
    Great idea to get to know the streets of New York and the history behind them a little better.

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Other Things You Should Know

  • A maximum of 20 travellers will take part in this excursion.
  • Accessible to wheelchair users and those with pushchairs
  • Assistance animals are permitted.
  • The weather must be good for this tour to take place. If it is cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, you will be offered an alternative date or a full refund of the amount paid.

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund

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