Located at W 122nd St & Riverside Dr, New York, 10027Memorial Website: https://www.nps.gov/gegr/index.htm General Grant National Memorial Referred to as Grant’s Tomb, General Grant National Memorial is the most photogenic memorial in the New York City area. Surrounded by the beautiful Riverside Park, and beautifully symmetric, it is visible even from the boats on the … Read more
Located at 26 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005Memorial Website: https://www.nps.gov/feha/index.htm Federal Hall National Memorial This is where the history of the United States as a brand new young country began, where its first president was inaugurated. After that momentous event, Federal Hall took on many roles, always playing a significant part in the development of the … Read more
Elevated Acre… the Secret Garden! Located at 55 Water Street, New York , N.Y. 10041 Elevated Acre must be the least known among the 1,700 parks in NYC, without doubt. Even some of my native New Yorker friends had never heard of this park till recently. Can you imagine an island of peace and quiet, … Read more
The Drawing Center Located at 35 Wooster St., New York, NY, 10013Website: https://drawingcenter.org/ If you are interested in the art of drawing even a little bit, and you are in New York for a day, this is the place you want to be. A visit to the Drawing Center is such a wonderful experience you … Read more
Castle Clinton National Monument Located at 26 Wall St, New York, NY 10005Monument Website: https://www.nps.gov/cacl/index.htm A fort built on the rocks off the shore of the southern tip of Manhattan to protect the city from attacks by the British, an entertainment center where celebrities performed, an immigrant processing center, an aquarium, and now the ticket office … Read more