NEW
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American Museum of Natural
History offers permanent and changing exhibits.
Cultures explored include American Indian, Asian,
Pacific Islanders, South American and the Aztec and
Mayan empires. The dinosaur halls feature nearly
100 specimens including a Tyrannosaurus Rex and Apatosaurus.
Battery Park was
the site of a fort established by the first Dutch
settlers in 1624. The park affords views of New
York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty.
The Bowery was
once the city’s liveliest district and
later the habitat of the homeless.
Cathedral of St John
The Divine The world's largest gothic
cathedral is located at 112th Street and Amsterdam
Avenue in Manhattan. Built entirely of stone,
including Maine granite and Indiana limestone,
St. John’s is two football fields long
and 17 stories high.
Central Park contains
840 acres of wooded and landscaped grounds, lakes,
two outdoor skating rinks, a swimming pool and
a carousel. Among the more popular stops in the
park are Strawberry fields and the Alice in Wonderland
statue.
Chinatown.
It’s difficult to tell New York’s
Chinatown from China itself. Chinese restaurants,
shops, and signs line these streets. You’ll
never forget the sites, sounds and smells when
your group walks the busy sidewalks here.
City Hall Near
this spot, in the presence of Gen. George Washington,
the Declaration of Independence was read to the
Army on July 9, 1776.
Ellis Island was
the nation’s main point of entry for millions
of immigrants 1892-1924. Exhibits chronicle the
history of the processing station and the island.
The American Immigrant Wall of Honor is a series
of stainless steel panels engraved with the names
of nearly 400,000 immigrants.
Empire State Building is
one of the world’s tallest office buildings.
The 1931 Art Deco building, soaring 1,454 feet,
has 2 million square feet of office space. Elevators
run to the observatory on the 86th floor (1,060
feet) where visitors can see approximately 50
miles. Another elevator takes visitors to the
circular glass-enclosed observation tower on
the 102nd floor (1,250 feet).
Garment District accounts
for one-third of the clothes manufactured in
this country. During working hours this is one
of the busiest areas of the city, with workers
pushing racks of clothes down the street and
transporting bolts of cloth between factories.
Greenwich Village Known
for many years as the city’s Bohemian center, “the
Village” is famed for its restaurants,
curio shops, bookstores, art shows, coffeehouses
and nightclubs.
Lincoln Center for
the Performing Arts is a 14-acre complex
of educational and artistic institutions.
Madison Square Garden In 1874 this complex replaced the canvas-covered railroad
shed that served as
the original Garden. The Garden contains convention space and facilities for
seven simultaneous major events. It is the home of the city’s basketball
and hockey teams.
Metropolitan Museum
of Art is one of the great museums of
the world. Among the collections are Egyptian,
Greek and Roman art; Near Eastern art and antiquities;
European and Oriental paintings and sculpture;
arms and armor; musical instruments; arts from
Africa, Oceania and the Americas; 20th-century
art; ancient glass; and European and American
decorative arts.
NBC Studio Tours gives
1-hour behind-the-scenes tours of the production
areas of several television shows.
New York Stock Exchange Outside stands a tree that symbolizes the buttonwood
tree where traders once gathered to exchange stock. A visitor’s gallery
and self-guiding tours are available.
Radio City Music
Hall This 1932 Art Deco theatre presents
musical stage spectaculars with the Rockettes,
theatrical productions and live concerts. Also,
one hour behind-the-scenes tours are given.
Rockefeller Center is
a model of urban planning and design, housing
24 acres of underground shops and restaurants.
South Street Seaport
Museum is a 12-block historic area.
Robert Fulton once docked his steamboat in
the vicinity. The Fulton Market, Schermerhorn
Row and Museum Block offer shops and restaurants.
St. Patrick’s
Cathedral is one of the largest churches
in the United States, with a seating capacity
of 2,400. The rose window is 26 feet across
and the pipe organ has more than 7,380 pipes.
Twin spires 330 feet high grace the 14th-century-Gothic-style
structure.
Statue of Liberty
National Monument The statue was presented
to the United States by France in 1884 in commemoration
of the two countries’ alliance during
the American Revolution. Measuring 151 feet
high on a 154-foot-high pedestal, it is the
tallest statue of modern times.
Trinity Church was originally built 1696-97, in 1754; it was the first site
of King’s College (now Columbia University).
United Nations Headquarters consists
of the majestic Secretariat Building, the domed
General Assembly Building and the Hammarskjold
Library. Each building was designed and decorated
by celebrated architects and artisans.
Wall Street the
financial keystone of the country, takes its
name from the wooden wall erected by the Dutch
burghers in 1653 to protect the colony from attack. |
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