Going to New York? On this visit you MUST do the ultimate Business tour - Our one of a kind, Wall Street Tour!

    The Financial District of New York must have more bankers and stockbrokers per square foot than any other city in the United States, maybe even, the world! Nevertheless, on Broad Street you'll find an 18th-century tavern, 7,000 magazines, a shoeshine/cigar store as well as the New York Stock Exchange.

    The NYSE opened on March 8, 1817, although they had been trading stocks under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street since 1792. It moved to its permanent headquarters on Broad and Wall Streets in 1865. A visit to this shrine to capitalism is awe-inspiring, but unfortunately, the Exchange is not open to the general public. Certain 'Outreach Programs' are available to College and graduate student groups, Professors and journalists, and Economics, business, and social studies teachers who include the stock market in their classroom curricula. (Contact the NYSE to make special arrangments well in advance of your New York visit.)

    New York is also home to the Empire State Building and the United Nations- add these to your tour, along with the usual sights - the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, and so on.

    Have lunch at the 14 Wall Street Restaurant, 14 Wall St. (of course!) They offer upscale French dining for bankers and their corporate cards in sky-high rooms across from the Stock Exchange. Or perhaps, The White Horse is more to your taste - This West Village Tavern founded in 1880 first found fame as the favorite watering hole of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. The White Horse remains a fascinating collection of history, color, character, and characters.

    The Museum of American Financial History (Broadway at Beaver Street) will fill in any gaps in your financial history knowledge, and Fraunces Tavern Museum of early American history (Pearl Street at Broad Street) stands on the actual site of George Washington's famous farewell to his soldiers in 1783. It's well off-the-beaten path for most tourists, so you can enjoy a slice of colonial times without the crowds.

    After your limousine sightseeing tour, have them drop you off at The Rainbow Grill perched on the 65th floor of 30 Rockefeller Center. The exquisitely designed Rainbow Grill - Restaurant, Bar and Piano Bar - offers breathtaking views of the city, and the wonderful New York sunset, through its floor to ceiling windows. It overlooks South Manhattan: Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty; to the East and West you can see the Hudson River, the Bridges, Queens, Brooklyn and New Jersey. The food and service are classic Cipriani (from Harry's Bar in Venice) and a trio plays nightly for dancing. A most fitting end to a memorable day!