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New York City NY Tourist Attractions
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New York City NY Tourist Attractions
Tourist attractions in New York City NY - Theme Parks, Tours, Museums, National Parks, Historic Sites & More!
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You can find New York tourist attractions and activities in all of New York's regions: Albany, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Finger Lakes, Ithaca, Jamaica, Lake George, Lake Placid, New York City, Niagara Falls, Rochester, Syracuse and Other.
Featured New York Tourist Attractions and Activities
Please visit our New York featured listings - Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker, Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Blue Cross Arena, Robin Williams at Landmark Theatre-NY, Radio City Christmas Spectacular at HSBC Arena, Phish at War Memorial at Oncenter, Bill Cosby at Rochester Auditorium, Hairspray at Whitman Hall and New York City Explorer Pass.
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Art Smart
Customized art tours and advisory
Category: New York Tour near New York City, New York
Description of this New York City area Attraction: For people who are curious about the art world, Art Smart is the art tour and advisory company that creates engaging personal experiences of art that focus on and cater to the client and their interests, schedule and desires. Art Smart, a nationally recognized organization that connects its clients with art and culture, has become known for excellence in the art world since its founding in 2001. Art Smart offers tailor-made museum and gallery tours, as well as art-related travel programs, for individuals and small groups—be they families, friends, or corporate gatherings. We also assist select clients with developing art collections by providing comprehensive acquisition advisory services. Leading newspapers and magazines, as well as concierge teams from elite hotels, recognize Art Smart as the finest provider of personalized guidance to art venues. Our clients value our comprehensive service and extensive expertise. Art Smart looks after every detail, every step of the way.
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Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument
Category: New York National Park near New York City, New York
Description of this New York City area Attraction: More than a dozen forts were built to defend New York Harbor at the time of the War of 1812. The Southwest Battery was constructed on the rocks off the tip of Manhattan Island between 1808 and 1811. Although fully armed and staffed, the fort never had occasion to fire upon an enemy. In 1817, the fort was renamed Castle Clinton in honor of DeWitt Clinton, Mayor of New York City. The army vacated the fort in 1821 and the structure was deeded to New York City in 1823. In the summer of 1824, a new restaurant and entertainment center opened at the site, now called Castle Garden. A roof was added in the 1840s and Castle Garden served as an opera house and theater until 1854.
On August 3, 1855, Castle Garden, now leased to New York State, opened as an immigrant landing depot.
During the next 34 years, over 8 million people entered the United States through Castle Garden, until it was closed on April 18, 1890. The building was altered once again and reopened as the New York City Aquarium on December 10, 1896. It was one of the city's most popular attractions until it closed in 1941.
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Federal Hall National Memorial
National Monument
Category: New York National Park near New York City, New York
Description of this New York City area Attraction: 26 Wall Street was the site of New York City's 18th century City Hall. Here John Peter Zenger was jailed, tried, and acquitted of libel for exposing government corruption in his newspaper, an early victory for freedom of the press. City Hall hosted the Stamp Act Congress, which assembled in October 1765, to protest "taxation without representation." After the American Revolution, the Continental Congress met at City Hall, and in 1787 adopted the Northwest Ordinance establishing procedures for creating new states.
When the Constitution was ratified in 1788, New York remained the national capital. Pierre L'Enfant was commissioned to remodel City Hall for the new federal government. The First Congress met in the new Federal Hall, and wrote the Bill of Rights, and George Washington was inaugurated here as President on April 30, 1789. When the capital moved to Philadelphia in 1790, the building again housed city government until 1812, at which time Federal Hall was demolished.
The current structure on the site was built as the Customs House, opening in 1842. In 1862, Customs moved to 55 Wall Street and the building became the U. S. Sub-Treasury. Millions of dollars of gold and silver were kept in the basement vaults until the Federal Reserve Bank replaced the Sub-Treasury system in 1920.
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General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial
Category: New York National Park near New York City, New York
Description of this New York City area Attraction: This memorial to Ulysses S. Grant, victorious Union commander of the Civil War, includes the tomb of General Grant and his wife, Julia Dent Grant. A West Point graduate, Grant served in the Mexican War and at various frontier posts, before rapidly rising through the ranks during the Civil War. Grant's tenacity and boldness led to victories in the Battles of Vicksburg and Chattanooga and Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, scenes depicted by mosaics in the tomb. In 1866 Congress awarded Grant his fourth star making him the first full General of the Armies.
A grateful nation twice elected Grant to serve as President of the United States, from 1869 to 1877. Grant's accomplishments include signing the act establishing the first national park, Yellowstone, on March 1, 1872. After the Presidency, Grant settled in New York City. Ulysses S. Grant died of throat cancer on July 23, 1885 in Mount McGregor, New York, and was laid to rest in New York City on August 8th.
Approximately 90,000 people from around the country and the world donated a total of over $600,000 towards construction of his tomb, the largest public fundraising effort ever at that time. Designed by architect John Duncan, the granite and marble structure was completed in 1897 and remains the largest mausoleum in North America. Over one million people attended the parade and dedication ceremony of Grant's Tomb, on April 27, 1897.
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Governors Island National Monument
National Monument
Category: New York National Park near New York City, New York
Description of this New York City area Attraction: Governors Island is a 172-acre island located a half-mile from the southern tip of Manhattan in New York harbor. Its name comes the time when New York was a British colony and the colonial assembly reserved the island for the exclusive use of New York’s royal governors.
When the American Revolution began in 1776, George Washington ordered the island to be fortified with earthworks just prior to the Battle of Long Island (also known as the Battle of Brooklyn) - the first ever engagement of the fledgling Continental Army with British forces. The island’s artillery covered the retreat of the Continental Army, preventing the revolution from a swift and devastating end, but New York City remained under British occupation for the remainder of the conflict.
With American independence from Britain in 1783, New York and the nation were determined to prevent any future occupation of the city and its strategic waterways by an enemy power. Towards that end, two fortifications were placed on Governors Island in the years preceding the War of 1812 as part of an extensive coastal defense system. The first, Fort Jay, is a square five bastioned fort started in the 1790's. The second, Castle Williams, is a circular casemated work completed in 1811. The two forts are among the best remaining examples of First System (Fort Jay) and Second System (Castle Williams) American coastal fortification.
During the Civil War, Castle Williams held Confederate prisoners of war. After the war, it was used as a military stockade and became the east coast counterpart to military prisons at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.
In 1878 the military installation on the island, then known as Fort Columbus, became a major Army administrative center and, in 1939, the headquarters of the United States First Army. When the Army left Governors Island in 1966, the installation became a U.S. Coast Guard base - the largest in the world. It’s closing in 1997 concluded almost two centuries of the island’s use as a federal reservation.
In 2001, the two historic fortifications and their surroundings became a national monument. On January 31, 2003, the Governors Island National Monument was transferred to the U.S. Department of the Interior and is now managed by the National Park Service.
As a new national monument, Governors Island is not fully operational, so services and facilities are extremely limited.
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Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial
Category: New York National Park near New York City, New York
Description of this New York City area Attraction: Hamilton Grange National Memorial, located at 287 Convent Avenue, preserves the home of founding father Alexander Hamilton. Born and raised in the West Indies, Hamilton came to New York in 1772 at age 17 to study finance at King's College (now Columbia University).
Hamilton became a supporter of the cause of the American patriots during the political turmoil of the 1770s. Commissioned as a Captain of Artillery at the beginning of the American Revolution, he soon became an aide-de-camp to George Washington.
After the war, as a member of Congress, Hamilton was instrumental in creating the new Constitution. As co-author of the Federalist Papers he was indispensable in the effort to get the Constitution adopted. As the first Secretary of the Treasury (1789-1795) he devised plans for funding the national debt, securing federal credit, encouraging expansion of manufacturing and organizing the federal bank.
Hamilton commissioned architect John McComb Jr. to design a Federal style country home on a sprawling 32 acre estate in upper Manhattan. This house was completed in 1802 and named "The Grange" after the Hamilton family's ancestral home in Scotland, but served as his home for only two years. On July 11, 1804, Hamilton was fatally wounded in a duel with his political rival Aaron Burr.
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Harlem Spirituals, Inc.
tours through New York and its boroughs incl. Harlem
Category: New York Tour near New York City, New York
Description of this New York City area Attraction: Harlem Spirituals/New York Visions pioneered tours to the Harlem neighborhood over 20 years ago. Combining African American heritage, cultural exchanges, community, local churches and businesses, with gospel and jazz music in itineraries, we have introduced over 100,000 visitors per year from around the world to Harlem making it today one of New York City’s top places to visit. We are a full service receptive tour operator offering leisure and business travelers alike all the best New York has to offer- Accommodations, transportation, dining, and entertainment. Our group and special services department customizes programs for meetings, conventions and family reunions.
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Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
Himalayan style Tibetan Buddhist temple & gardens.
Category: Staten Island Art Museum near New York City, New York
Description of this New York City area Attraction: The Jacques Marchias Museum of Tibetan Art was founded in 1945, by Jacques Marchai, nee Edna Coblenz, a collector and dealer of Tibetan Buddhist Art. The Museum's collection contains more than 1,200 objects, including statues of buddha, lamas, arhats, protector deities and thangka paintings. The Museum building, set into a steep hillside, is reminiscent of Himalayan style architecture. The grounds include meditation gardens and a fish and lotus pond. The Museum is committed to promoting the awareness and preservation of Tibetan art and culture, through exhibitions and programs including performances and lectures by Tibetan scholars, monks, and lamas. The Museum is open Wednesday-Sunday from 1-5 pm. Call for information 718-987-3500, www.tibetanmuseum.org.
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Manhattan Sites
National Park
Category: New York National Park near New York City, New York
Description of this New York City area Attraction: Manhattan Sites is a unique urban park that consists of six separate sites representing the Seventeenth through the Twentieth Centuries.
Federal Hall National Memorial is the headquarters for each unit, and was the site of the first national capital of the United States under the Constitution.
Castle Clinton National Monument was a fort built for the War of 1812. It was later used as an entertainment center, immigration station, aquarium, and finally a National Monument.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is the birth site of the 26th President of the United States.
General Grant National Memorial is the final resting spot for Ulysses S. Grant and his spouse, Julia.
Hamilton Grange National Memorial, is the home of Alexander Hamilton from 1802 until his death in a duel with Aaron Burr in 1804.
Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site, which is located in Mount Vernon, New York, was used as a hospital following the Revolutionary War battle at Pell's Point in 1776.
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Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site
Category: New York National Park near New York City, New York
Description of this New York City area Attraction: Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace NHS is located at 28 East 20th Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue South.
Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, lived at this site from his birth on October 27, 1858 until he was 14 years old. The reconstructed house contains five period rooms, two museum galleries and a bookstore.
Teedie, as young Roosevelt was nicknamed, was a sickly but bright boy, from a wealthy family. To improve his health, Teedie began an exercise program at the house's outdoor gymnasium that started a lifelong passion for the "strenuous life."
After graduating from Harvard, Roosevelt pursued his boyhood dreams, as a rancher, naturalist, explorer, author and Colonel of the Rough Riders. His political service included reforming the U.S. Civil Service Commission and New York City Police Department, and terms as Governor of New York and Vice President of the U.S.
Theodore Roosevelt became president when William McKinley was assassinated in September 1901. As President, Roosevelt pushed progressive reforms, such as conservation of public lands and trust busting, and negotiated an end to the war between Russia and Japan, for which he won a Nobel Peace Prize.
Roosevelt's original birthplace was demolished in 1916. After Roosevelt's death in 1919, the site was purchased by the Women's Roosevelt Memorial Association, rebuilt and decorated with many of its original furnishings by Roosevelt's sisters and wife.
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