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New York is loaded with things to do and there is something to discover for everyone in this marvelous city! New York activities are educational, exciting, unique, and unforgettable all rolled up into one. You can follow up American history while visiting the first landmarks of the arrival of the immigrants; you can enjoy the stunning art collections of the world-famous museums or take a stroll through Central Park, followed by lunch or dinner at an authentic New York restaurant.
During the early evening hours, you can grab a drink at the lounge in your New York hotel before heading out to one of the many nightclubs, bars or pubs New York City has to offer. At night, you will find out for yourself what this "never sleeping city" (according to Frank Sinatra) has in store. It is important to note that the time required by each attraction or New York activity will vary from 20 minutes to several hours or more depending on your interests. Check your New York travel guide for admission prices, as most places will charge a fee for entry.
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Union Square Park
Edit ThisHere's a delightful place to spend an afternoon. Reclaimed from drug dealers and abject ruin in the late '80s, Union Square Park is now one of the city's best assets. The seemingly endless subway work should no longer be disturbing the peace by the time you're here. This patch of green remains, with or without the construction, the focal point of the newly fashionable Flatiron and Gramercy Park neighborhoods. Don't miss the grand equestrian statue of George Washington at the south end or the bronze statue (by Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty) of the marquis de more..
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| address: | from 14th to 17th sts., btw. Park Ave. South and Broadway |
Ground Zero
Edit ThisIf you head west on Fulton Street you will come across the place where the World Trade Center was. After the september 11 attacks it was dubbed Ground Zero. It is a very impressive place.
Gramercy Park
Edit ThisGorgeous landscapes, 19th-century row houses in Gothic revival, Victorian Gothic, and Italianate style, and a statue of Edwin Booth playing Hamlet are just a few of the surprises waiting for you at New York's Gramercy Park. Other highlights include the Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South), The National Arts Club (15 Gramercy Park South), and a Holocaust memorial east of the Brotherhood Synagogue. The Brotherhood Synagogue is located at 28 Gramercy Park South. Gramercy Park, located between Lexington Avenue between East 20th and East 21st more..
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| address: | Between Lexington Avenue between East 20th and East 21st Streets |
Empire State Building
Edit ThisEmpire State Building
photo by: Werner Ruckelshausen
The Empire State Building [ˈɛ mpa ɪɻ steɪt ˈbɪld ɪŋ] is a skyscraper in New York city. The building is on the Fifth avenue between the 33rd and 34th street in Manhattan; the address is 350 Fifth avenue, New York, NY 10118. The construction lasted from the 17th of March, 1930 to the 1st of May, 1931 (410 working days). These were up to the opening of the World Trade centres in 1972 the highest building of the town and the earth. On a clear day one can see about 130 km far back in five US federal states (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts). more..
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| address: | Chelsea and the Garment District 350 5th Avenue |
| tel: | (212) 736-3100 |
| openings: | Observatory open: daily 9:30am-12a.m.(last admission is 11:30pm);Dec 24th:9am-5pm; Dec 25th:11am-7pm; Jan 1st:11am-7pm;Admission charge $6.00 /adult |
Lower Manhattan
Edit ThisLower Manhattan
photo by: Joseph Hollick
The lower tip of Manhattan, where the Hudson and East rivers meet, is an architectural and historical melting pot. The old colonial churches and early American monuments, dating from the time when New York City was America's capitol, stand in the shadows of modern skyscrapers of polished steel and glass. Peter Minuite purchased the land from the Algonquan Indians, in one of history's most famous land deals, for $24 worth of beads and goods. The island of "Man-a-hatt-ta", as it had been named by the Indians, has flourished to become the financial capital of the world. The more..
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Trinity Church
Edit ThisThe Trinity Church is one of the more known churches of New York. She is in prominent neighborhood to Wall Street. It is the service place for a municipality of the Episcopal church. The topical building was established in 1846 in the style of the new Gothic, at that time the highest building of New York was a city, nevertheless, has been surpassed, in the meantime, by the surrounding skyscrapers. Before the topical building there were already two predecessor's constructions from whose time also the neighbouring cemetery comes. The first church building was established in more..
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| address: | 74 Trinity Place, Lower Manhattan |
| url: | trinitywallstreet.org |
Prospect Park
Edit ThisThe Prospect park in the New York town district Brooklyn is an open in 1867, today 2.4 km ² big park. She is on the edge of the town quarter of the same name centrally in Brooklyn about 3 km southeast of the historical centre Brooklyn Heights. The park contain a 36-hectare-lake, a zoo as well as several historical buildings and villas which are used for events. The park itself is a popular venue of open-air events like concerts. The markankten access to the park in the northwest forms the Grand Army Plaza. The landscape architects of the park were the same which finished the more..
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| url: | www.prospectpark.org |
Broadway
Edit ThisThe Broadway [ˈb ɹɑː dwe ɪ] is a high street and shopping street in the New York part of town of Manhattan and at the same time the oldest and with more than 25-km length the longest north south crossing of the island. This street comes to parts still from an old Indian's path which the first Dutch colonists have taken over and have developed to a street. The southern end of the Broadways lies with the bowling Green near the south point Manhattans. He leads straight through the island to the most northern point where he crosses the Harlem River by means of the Broadway more..
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Battery Park
Edit ThisBattery Park - Damaged Sculpture from World Trade Center
photo by: Joseph Hollick
The Battery park is a park on the south point Manhattans. In the Battery park situated harbour serves as a starting point for the ferries after Ellis Island, for the Statue of Liberty, to Staten Iceland as well as in summer also to Governors Iceland. Look of the East Coast Being Memorial on the Statue of Liberty in the park itself still many monuments like the temporary 9/11 memorial The Sphere of Fritz Koenig, the John Ericsson monument, the Netherlands Memorial, the East Coast Being Memorial, the monument of the poet Emma Lazarus, Giovanni are beside Castle Clinton there more..
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| address: | from State Street to New York Harbor |
| tel: | 055543305987858 |
| openingHours: | 4 |
| email: | dunklerlord@aol.de |
China Town
Edit ThisChina Town
photo by: Werner Ruckelshausen
If you go East from Broadway you will head into New York's own China Town. Pseudo-pagodas crowning the roofs, bright banners lining the streets, and temple bells help create the aura of actually being right in China. The architecture, people, and food help create a traditional Chinese atmosphere in midst of a busy city.
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Madison Square Garden
Edit ThisMadison Square guards, also as a The guards famously or with MSG shortened, is a Mehrzweckarena in New York city. The hall has her own television broadcasting station and calls to themselves „The World's fruit juice Famous arena“ („The most famous arena of the world“). The Mehrzweckarena in Manhattan Will box above all for sports events (basketball, hockey) and concerts used. In the MSG deliver the basketball team New York of crease as well as the hockey team New York rangers her home matches. The MSG offers with plays of the crease to 19.763 spectators place, with hockey more..
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United Nations
Edit ThisUnited Nations
photo by: Joseph Hollick
If you travel east on 42nd street until you hit 1st ave you will come
to the United Nations. With acres of parkland, the U.N. grounds are a
beautiful place to stroll and watch the beautiful river traffic. The
visitors entrance is located at the North end of the marble and
limestone building, at 46th St. During a guided tour you can admire the
treasures contributed by member nations.
Due to increased
security and renovations, visitors are not allowed in the gardens until
further notice. Large bags and backpacks are checked at the gate, be
prepared for lines through more..
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Time Square
Edit ThisTimes Square
photo by: Joseph Hollick
Times Square, named after the one-time headquarters of The New York Times, is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, which centers on 42nd Street and Broadway. It consists of the blocks between 6th and 9th Avenue from east to west and 39th and 52nd Streets from south to north. It makes up the western part of the commercial area of Midtown Manhattan.
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Central Park
Edit ThisCentral Park in 1963
photo by: Werner Ruckelshausen
The Central park in New York city was furnished in 1859 as a scenery park and is used since then also as a national park. Today he applies on a length of 4.1 km of 59. up to the 110th street and 840-m width between the 5th and 8th avenue, and the green lung of New York is also called. With approx. 3.4 km ² he takes about 5% of the ground surface Manhattans.
The original idea came from the scenery creator most important at that time of the USA, Andrew Jackson Downing. He reacted with it to the wish of the population for a recreation area, because there were hardly leisure more..
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Bronx Zoo
Edit ThisThe Bronx zoo, with full name Internationally Wildlife Conservation park, is a zoological garden in New York. There had originated the zoo in 1899. With more than 300 ha of surface it is the biggest zoo of New York and the biggest zoo located in a town in the USA. New York Botanical the guards which connects to the north is also counted to the zoo. In the park more than 4300 animals who belong to 765 different kinds live in natural surroundings. Besides, the subdivision was met after geographic points of view. If one begins in the north in the Rainey gate Entrance to a walk more..
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| tel: | 718-367-1010 |
| openingHours: | Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Weekends & Holidays 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. |
| url: | www.bronxzoo.com |
| address: | 2300 Southern Boulevard |
| email: | bzguestservices@wcs.org |
| accessibility: | Totally Wheelchair Accessible |
Yankee Stadium
Edit ThisYankee Stadium in the Bronx
photo by: Joseph Hollick
The Yankee stage is a baseball stadium in the south of the Bronx, New York, N.Y., in 161st Street situated. It was the home stage New York Yankees. The first play took place on the 18th of April, 1923 (Yankee against Boston Red Sox 4-1), last on the 21st of September, 2008 (Yankee against Baltimore Orioles 7-3). Last the stadium caught 57.545 spectators. The new stadium of the Yankees becomes the New Yankee stage which should be initiated on the 16th of April, 2009.
Only one year after they had changed Red Sox baseball with the obligation of Babe Ruth of Boston for more..
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Statue of Liberty
Edit Thisphoto by: michael gratzel
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the French commemorating a long friendship between the two countries which dates from the American Revolution when the Americans were aided by the French. You can climb up Miss. Liberty, taking an elevator up 10 floors to a balcony which runs around the top pedestal or climb 10 more stories to liberty's crown.It costs only a few dollars to climb and upstairs there are gift shops. Be sure to allow yourself at least 2 hours for the hike. The Circle-Line-Statue of Liberty ferry from Battery Park runs every 30 minutes from 9:30am-3:30pm summer more..
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| address: | Lower Manhattan |
| tel: | Liberty Island (212) 269-5755 /Recorded Info:(212) 363-3200 |
| openings: | July-August: 9:30am-5:30pm daily; September to June: 9:30am-6pm daily. Closed: December 25. |
Astroland Amusement Park
Edit ThisThe Mermaid Parade 2006
photo by: Zicarlo van Aalderen
Astroland Amusement Park is an Amusement Park in Coney Island. Also home to the worlds oldest rollercoaster the Cyclone. Every year on the first saturday of summer they will hold the Mermaid Parade. Were all kinds of people but mostly woman will celebrate the sun, the sand and summer.
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Rockefeller Center
Edit ThisRockefeller Center
photo by: Joseph Hollick
Rockefeller centre is a complex of buildings in New York city. This applies more than three street blocks and exists of a total of 21 high rises. Part of the complex is the Building. With a height of 259 metres and a total of 70 floors it is the highest building of Rockefeller centres.
The ambitious project started to establish in 1926 with the wish, the urban opera, the Metropolitan opuses, a new house. The draught of a uniform cultivation with a place in the middle decreases to the draught of the architect of the opera, Benjamin Wistar Morris. John D. Rockefeller II was more..
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Ellis Island
Edit ThisEllis Island
photo by: Joseph Hollick
From 1892 onwards, Ellis Island was the nations principle immigrant
depot. It continued to process new arrivals for many years later until
1954 and after being shut down it is finally open to the public. With
the help of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Foundation, a
fascinating museum has been established which gives visitors a thorough
insight into the early history of the U.S.
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