Wall Street Stock Market History

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the largest, most watched financial exchange in the world. You’ll hear riveting stories about the birth of the stock market and its rise to power. You’ll see where robber barons and financial icons like J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and John D. Rockefeller made history. And you’ll visit the Financial district’s most celebrated landmarks such as the New York Stock Exchange, grave of Alexander Hamilton, the Wall Street Bull, Federal Reserve and other pertinent sites.

Inside the Federal Reserve

Experience Wall Street with a Stock Market History tour PLUS a visit inside the Federal Reserve Bank!
Travel 5 stories under the bedrock of Manhattan to see the gold inside the bank's vault.
Learn about the origins and workings of the Federal Reserve Bank to know firsthand how it affects the US economy.

Scoundrels Tour

Get an eye-opening look at some of Wall Street's most audacious white-collar crimes, starting with the first stock market crash in 1792 to the recent financial crisis. Learn about William Duer, the original inside trader from colonial times, the infamous robber barons of the Gilded Age, and more recent scoundrels, such as the originator of the Ponzi scheme, Bernie Madoff, and more. You'll be shocked by the cunning ways these rogue financiers often used existing laws to pull off their schemes. Come, take a walk on Wall Street's dark side, with us!

Begins with a guided tour of the Museum of American Finance exhibit, "Scandal!: Financial Crime, Chicanery and Corruption that Rocked America," then continues on Wall Street with stops at Goldman Sach's old and new headquarters, the Federal Reserve, the New York Stock Exchange, and AIG. This tour is not to be missed.

A Maritime History of New York

Four hundred years ago, before the most powerful financial institutions in the world called it home, Lower Manhattan was a Dutch trading post and bustling seaport named New Amsterdam. Adventurers, sea merchants, privateers, and colonists - as well as pirates, smugglers and slave traders - sought their fortunes here, and all left indelible marks on the city's history and architecture.
Explore New York's rich maritime history with us and discover how it became the colossal center of commerce that it is today. We'll visit distinguished landmarks such as Hanover Square (where famous pirate Captain William Kidd once lived), the former U.S. Customs House, Trinity Church, South Street Seaport, and more.

Crashes and Financial Panics

Perhaps you've heard about the Great Depression and Black Tuesday in 1929, but did you know about the other widely felt and impacting crashes since 1792, when the stock market system was established as we know it today?
Similar to Tour 1, this tour highlights the biggest stock market crashes and their impact on Wall Street's history.
Hear the fascinating stories of the resiliency and pride of Americans and financiers who pulled the USA through these tough times!
You will get to see both the New York Stock Exchange, the grave of Alexander Hamilton, the Wall Street Bull, Federal Reserve and much more.

New York, Lower Manhattan and American History

Learn how a Dutch trading post grew to become the largest city in the US.
Walk the same streets and see the same buildings and restaurants as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and other American financial icons.
Hear about the key role New York and Wall St. played in the fight for independence and birth of the new nation.
Visit the Trinity Church (founded in 1697), Wall Street, US Customs House, Fraunces Tavern (George Washington ate here!) and much more.

Women of Wall Street

Bold, beautiful, and influential…discover the female power brokers who have shaped the history of Wall Street. Your guide, a veteran of Wall Street herself, will expose the women who dared to infiltrate this male-dominated industry. Women like:

Victoria Woodhull, who opened the first woman-owned brokerage in 1870 and ran for president of the United States in 1872.
Hetty Green a successful business woman whose tough nature and intense frugality earned her the title of "The Witch of Wall Street".
Muriel Siebert, the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967 to the women who are moving and shaking the financial world today.

Other highlights include Trinity Church, New York Stock Exchange, The Trump Building and the Bank of New York.

Alexander Hamilton's Haunts

Money, power, and intrigue…experience the fascinating beginnings of Wall Street on the Alexander Hamilton walking tour. How did this penniless immigrant become one of the most powerful men in the United States? Why is he credited as the architect of the American financial system? What caused his feud with Vice President Aaron Burr that led to a duel and Hamilton’s ultimate demise? Explore Wall Street with an industry insider and find out!