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An iconic relic from the era of American Revolution, Fraunces Tavern holds an important place in the history of our young country.  It was at the tavern that George Washington said goodbye to his troops following the end of the American Revolution.  The second and third floors of the tavern hold a museum with such [...]

Opening its doors in 1877 and stretching along Central Park on the Upper West Side, the American Museum of Natural History houses a wondrous collection of plants, fossils, rocks and other things astonishing in this world. There are entire wings of the museum dedicated to different plant and animal species, with terrariums depicting what life [...]

Forged under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street in 1792, the New York Stock Exchange has endured as a lasting symbol of American finance for over 200 years.  The current location of the Stock Exchange, after the days of trading under the buttonwood tree, is at 11 Wall Street and has seen one of the [...]

Undisputed home of the ‘resolution’, the United Nations has been not only a fixture on the East River in Midtown, but also a fixture in international politics for more than 65 years.  After then end of the second World War the international community came together to establish an international political body that would in affect [...]

Arguably the most famous bridge on the planet the Brooklyn Bridge is also one of the oldest suspension bridges in the world.  Spanning the East River between lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, the bridge was the first span to cross the East River offering easier travel between Manhattan and Brooklyn allowing for the growth of Brooklyn [...]

Located in the heart of Midtown, Times Square is one of the most recognizable iconic places of New York City.  Cast with an array of electronic LED lights in homage to Broadway and advertising juggernauts, Times Square remains one of  the busiest tourist hubs in the city.  Named after neighboring New York Times’ headquarters moved [...]

Peter Coopers dream of establishing a institution of free education is realized here at Cooper Union.  Built in 1859 by American Industrialist Peter Cooper, Cooper Union set forth a institute of higher learning in which all students who attend are privileged to do so by endowments from donors.  Offering a curriculum that ranges from the [...]

Know as the hub of all things New York, Grand Central is one of the busiest transit centers in the city with its rival being Penn Station.  Opening its doors in 1913 after several other reincarnations of the terminal, Grand Central services commuters from the outlying counties to the north of the city and into [...]