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BATTERY PARK

AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH ONBOARD SIGHTSEEING
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Among the many beautiful
conversancies within
Manhattan, Battery Park lies
on the Southern tip of the
island and holds the most
history. Named after artillery
batteries that once stood in
the park’s current location,
The Battery Conservancy is
the original home to the
world’s first immigration
depot – even before Ellis
Island. Initially serving as the
island’s main defense
system, the Battery of
Manhattan become a
popular location for
celebration once the last
British troops in America
finally left land after the
American Revolutionary War.

Within Battery Park lies Hope Garden – a memorial to victims of the AIDS virus, and the
East Coast Memorial – commemorating U.S. Servicemen passed along in Coastal
waters during World War II, Castle Clinton – named after Mayor Dewitt Clinton, and
location of a previous American fort, and The Sphere –the iconic sculpted sphere by
Fritz Koenig to symbolize world peace in 1971 that was sadly destroyed during the
September 11 attacks of 2001. These are just a few memorials that are within Battery
Park that stand along with many others. When walking through the park, you can
actually see more permanent installments such as; Jerusalem Grove, New York Korean
War Veterans Memorial, Walloon Settlers Memorial, “The Immigrants” memorial, the
Emma Lazarus Memorial, the Netherlands Memorial, the Fort George Memorial, and
many more!

As you find yourself visiting Battery Park, you’ll come to find that this is also the
location to depart on many cruises throughout the Hudson that can take you to Ellis
and Liberty Islands. Although Liberty Island is closed off to the public temporarily,
tourists can still catch themselves on a Water Taxi outside of the island which is
convenient for taking photographs, especially when the statue is lit at night! Even
though the Battery Park you’ll find today is beautiful and broad with elegant
landscaping and numerous walk ways, it took a lot of work and planning to get to
the park you see today. In fact, the park was closed for 12 years from 1940-1952 for
construction of the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Underpass. Though this construction was
delayed by World War II, the park did expand by two acres, and received the
addition of the Minuit Plaza.

On an OnBoard
Sightseeing Tour in New
York City, guests can find
themselves walking
through and past Battery
Park as they board a
Water Taxi to cruise
through The Hudson.
Guests will always be
accompanied by a
Licensed Tour Guide, and
Battery Park is located in
the Financial District
across from the U.S.
Custom House. See
Battery Park and all of its
historical glory on a
NYC See It All! Tour,
NYC See It All! Premium Tour
, NYC See The Lights tour,
and our
NYC Freedom Tour this
upcoming season!

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