On January 11, 2008 the Museum opened its new facility at 48 Wall Street in the heart of the Financial District. 

The Museum of American Finance is the perfect starting point for your visit to the Financial District and historic Downtown New York. The Museum occupies the former home of the Bank of New York, founded by Alexander Hamilton in 1784. Items from the permanent collection include ticker tape from the Crash of 1929, a working model stock ticker, the earliest photograph of Wall Street, and documents and artifacts tracing the development of the financial markets.

School Group Programs

If you are interested in school group tours please click here.

Transportation and Directions

The Museum is located at 48 Wall Street at the corner of William Street. Click here to see a map of the area.

To get an update on public transportation in downtown New York, visit the MTA's website.

By Subway: Trains No. 4,5, to Wall Street; J,M, to Broad Street; 2, 3 to Wall Street. 1,R,W to Rector Street

By Bus: M1, M15 to Wall Street or M9 to Battery Place

By Car: Limited parking is available nearby.

The Museum at 48 Wall Street is wheelchair accessible.

Neighborhood Sites

The Museum is within easy walking distance of the following sites and attractions:

Eldridge Street Project
12 Eldridge Street
212-219-0903

Federal Hall National Monument
26 Wall Street
212-825-6870

Fraunces Tavern Museum
54 Pearl Street
212-425-1778

Museum of Chinese in the Americas
70 Mulberry Street
212-619-4785

Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
18 First Place/Battery Park City
212-509-6130

Skyscraper Museum
39 Battery Place
212-968-1961

South Street Seaport Museum
207 Front Street
212-748-8600

Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island Immigration Museum
Liberty Island; ferries depart from Battery Park
212-363-3200

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street
212-720-6130

The National Museum of the American Indian
One Bowling Green
212-514-3700

The New York City Police Museum
100 Old Slip
212-480-3100

The New York Mercantile Exchange
One North End Avenue at the World Financial Center
212-299-2000
Visitor’s center currently closed.

The New York Stock Exchange
Visitors Center
20 Broad Street
212-656-3000
Visitor’s center currently closed.