Brooklyn Heights to Wall Street, New York: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour from Brooklyn Heights over the Brooklyn Bridge to Wall Street in New York: 4 stops, about 4.4 km, about 60 minutes of walking plus about 27 minutes of listening. Start in Brooklyn Heights, the city’s first historic district, designated in 1965, and walk down to DUMBO, short for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, where Washington Street frames the Empire State Building between the bridge’s steel arches. Then cross the Brooklyn Bridge, opened in 1883 as the first fixed crossing between New York and Brooklyn, and finish on Wall Street, named for the wooden wall the Dutch built in 1653.
- Stops:
- 4
- Distance:
- about 4.4 km
- Walking:
- about 60 min
- Listening:
- about 27 min
Brooklyn Heights to Wall Street, New York: how long does the walk take?
About 87 minutes in all: about 60 minutes on foot over about 4.4 km, plus about 27 minutes of audio at the 4 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Brooklyn Heights to Wall Street, New York: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Brooklyn Bridge, and Wall Street. The longest stretch between two stops is about 1.8 km, about 24 min on foot.
Route and map
Navigate with Google Maps, listen with Mappu: the stories keep playing while you follow the route.
Opens Google Maps with walking directions through every stop.
Stop 1
The city’s first historic district, designated in 1965, with a promenade facing the Manhattan skyline.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: DUMBO · about 1.3 km, about 17 min on foot
Stop 2
Once Gairville, the paper and packaging empire of Robert Gair, now framed by the steel legs of the Manhattan Bridge.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: Brooklyn Bridge · about 1.3 km, about 18 min on foot
Stop 3
Its granite and limestone towers, nearly 277 feet high, were the tallest structures in the Western Hemisphere when completed.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: Wall Street · about 1.8 km, about 24 min on foot
Stop 4
Named for the wall Peter Stuyvesant ordered in 1653, it holds the New York Stock Exchange and Federal Hall.
about 7 min of audio
How does this self-guided walking tour work?
The audio guides on this page stay free: open any stop to listen in your browser.
Walk Mode uses your location to narrate places as you walk. It opens in the Mappu app at the first stop, Brooklyn Heights. Your first walk is free for three stops with a free Mappu account.
Walk Mode: 2 hours for 50 credits (€4.99 Starter pack)
Before you go
- Check opening hours, tickets and access on each site’s official page before you go.
- Distances and times are estimates: the walking route between stops, from OpenStreetMap, at 4.5 km/h. Your route on the street may differ.
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Route checked by Mappu on October 20, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.