Lower Manhattan is perhaps most famous for Wall Street, but the neighborhood is about much more than finance. The area has seen some of New York's greatest triumphs—the inauguration of the country's first president, the founding of its first bank—and some of its greatest heartaches—the fire of 1835, the attacks of September 11. But in true New York fashion, Lower Manhattan emerged from 2001 stronger than ever and now plays host to world-class cultural attractions, a thriving restaurant scene and scintillating shops. Stone Street is bustling these days, offering everything from lobster rolls to glasses of 1990 Bordeaux, not to mention expense-account lunches and happy-hour margaritas. The neighborhood’s bars and lounges are loosening ties and pulling in fashion types. And everyone continues to throw elbows to score discounted designer duds at shopping mecca Century 21.