Federal Hall is a must see! It is the place where George Washington became inaugurated as the first President of the United States. It is a stunning hall and almost acts as a museum. I highly recommend!

This was a nice stop on our trip to the city. We had never been to Federal Hall, but we knew that it was where Washington was inaugurated for his 1st term. It turns out that the original federalist style building was actually demolished and the current structure dates back to the mid 1800s when this was the Custom House of NY. There is a lot of interesting history here and the current building has nice architecture. The ranger here was also very nice and we enjoyed being able to stop here and learn more about the history of this building and the area.

I was staying near Federal Hall on a recent trip to New York so was exploring the local area. Pleased to find this beautiful classical building open at 10am daily and free to enter. It is on Wall Street but the entrance is tucked round the back and it was very quiet when I visited. A few exhibition rooms have displays about Washington, who was sworn in as president in a building on this site, and there are models of the previous buildings which stood here. The central rotunda and its domed ceiling is very impressive. In the 1860s it was used as a sub treasury so there is a small display about this too.