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Explore Lower with Downtown Alliance’s Self-Guided Walking Tour “Highlights of ” Tour Featured on Locacious Mobile App

New York, NY (June 4, 2012) – Get this summer started with the Downtown Alliance’s new, self-guided walking tour – “ The Highlights of Lower Manhattan.” This free tour is the first in a series of walking tours that will give participants a glimpse into 400 years of history and innovation. Whether you live, work or are visiting Lower Manhattan, this walking tour offers visitors an overview of some of the most significant sites City has to offer – all in one square mile.

iPhone and iPad users can also find an audio version of the tour using the free Locacious mobile app, which allow users to access audio tours for each Lower Manhattan site. Learn more about Locacious at www.locacious.net and download it free in the Apple app store by searching “Locacious.” Big Onion Walking Tours assisted in the development of this Lower Manhattan tour for Locacious.

Stops on the tour include:

 City Hall   Brooklyn Bridge  New York Stock Exchange  Woolworth Building  National Monument  St. Paul's Chapel   Federal Reserve Bank  Bowling Green Park  Trinity Church  U.S. Custom House  WTC Site  Battery Park

To learn more about Downtown Alliance walking tour and to download the expanded tour, go to www.downtownny.com/walkingtours.

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