The Battery

The Battery is an outdoor activity in New York, NY, part of the New York City guide. Cost: free.

Southern tip of Manhattan, State St at Battery Pl · New York, NY

Why you should go…

The Battery is a 25-acre park at the southern tip of Manhattan, facing New York Harbor. You can walk through Castle Clinton, a fort built to defend the harbor during the War of 1812 that now holds ticket booths for ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The Battery Bosque garden by Piet Oudolf grows around a grove of 140 plane trees, and the SeaGlass Carousel seats riders inside fish shapes. Memorials include the East Coast Memorial and The Immigrants statue.

#waterfront park
#harbor views
#statue of liberty ferry
#gardens
#memorials

What's around here?

The closest stops to The Battery, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Sightseeing
Iconic
Charging Bull
Free
Pose with the 7,100-pound bronze bull on Broadway, a Financial District landmark since 1989.
Steps awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Stay
Family Favorite
DoubleTree by Hilton New York Downtown
$50+
A 399-room hotel on historic Stone Street in Lower Manhattan, a short walk from Wall Street and Battery Park.
0.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Stay
Tours
Iconic
Staten Island Ferry
Free
Ride the free ferry across New York Harbor past the Statue of Liberty and the Lower Manhattan skyline.
0.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours
Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor Adventure
Governors Island
Under $25
Ride a short ferry to a car-free harbor island with two old forts, lawns, hammocks, public art and skyline views.
0.8 mi awayMore like this
Sport & Outdoor
Iconic
Liberty State Park
Free
Walk a waterfront promenade facing the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan, and catch ferries to Liberty and Ellis Islands.
1.7 mi awayMore like this
Sport & Outdoor
Local Gem
The High Line
Free
An elevated freight rail line reborn as a garden-lined park floating over Manhattan's West Side, with art and city views.
3.1 mi awayMore like this