The Battery (also commonly known as Battery Park) is a small 25-acre public park located at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in New York City facing New York Harbor. The park and surrounding area is named for the artillery batteries that were positioned there in the city's early years to protect the settlement behind them. It is not a large park but it is the home of many must visit treasures. These treasures include --
Castle Clinton National Monument, The Immigrants Monument, The WW II East Coast Memorial, The NY Korean War Veterans Memorial, The American Merchant Mariners’ Memorial, Boats to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, ferry to Governors Island, free ferry ride to Staten Island, The Museum of the American Indian, The Museum of Jewish Heritage, and several more must see treasures.