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New York’s Empire State Building: View the Big Apple from the “Cathedral of the Skies”

New York’s Empire State Building: View the Big Apple from the “Cathedral of the Skies”
It’s served as the location for famous fictional celluloid romantic encounters, and since 1931 it’s been the place to get one of the most spectacular views of the USA’s largest city. The Empire State Building stands as the ultimate symbol of the spirit of New York City.

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New York’s Ellis Island: America’s former Immigration Central

New York’s Ellis Island: America’s former Immigration Central
Located in New York Harbor not far from the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island was the USA’s “Immigration Central” for 62 years, processing some 12 million newcomers. Nearly 20 years ago, Ellis Island was refurbished and converted – its primary mission now to educate visitors about the immigrant experience.

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The Cloisters New York: America’s only medieval art museum!

The Cloisters New York: America’s only medieval art museum!
America's only museum dedicated exclusively to medieval art, The Cloisters offers a magnificent museum experience, enveloping visitors in the medieval ages. Gardens, tapestries, paintings and the cloisters themselves symbolize the diverse collection of art that was produced during this time, and the stunning setting of Fort Tyron Park further augments the visit.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Two million works of art under one roof!

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Two million works of art under one roof!
Commonly known as ”the Met” and boasting a collection of more than 2 million works in permanent collection – one for approximately every square foot – the Metropolitan Museum of Art is an institution virtually unrivalled internationally in its complement representative of the world’s entire history of art.

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Statute of Liberty: America's most famous greeting party welcomes you into her arms!

Statute of Liberty: America's most famous greeting party welcomes you into her arms!
If you’re visiting New York City, a trip to Liberty Island, including a tour inside the statue officially titled “Liberty Enlightening the World” is now far more memorable with the re-opening of access to the crown of Lady Liberty in July 2009.

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Lower East Side Tenement Museum: American immigrant history close up

Lower East Side Tenement Museum: American immigrant history close up
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum provides a glimpse into the history of peoples who helped shape the fabric of the culture of New York City and America over the past 150 years.

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American Museum of Natural History: The world’s history of nature in one building

American Museum of Natural History: The world’s history of nature in one building
Since its opening on Dec. 22, 1877, the American Museum of Natural History has been one of the Big Apple’s most visited tourist points. Four stories of exhibits express a diverse range of topics. Young and old alike will be taken aback by the large dinosaur fossils, the great blue whale and the many cultural halls.

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Ground Zero Museum Workshop: A compelling view of 9/11 from a first-person perspective

Ground Zero Museum Workshop: A compelling view of 9/11 from a first-person perspective
Often referred to as “the biggest little museum in New York City,” and a “must see” part of any memorable visit to the Big Apple, Gary Marlon Suson’s Ground Zero Workshop Museum is an indelibly unforgettable tribute to the thousands killed in the 9/11/2001 attacks on the World Trade Center towers and provides an authentic and compelling perspective on an event that has dramatically altered the course of human events.

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Museum of Modern Art: The most comprehensive modern art gallery in the world

Museum of Modern Art: The most comprehensive modern art gallery in the world
With a 110-foot atrium that towers over an indoor walkway extending from 53rd Street to a new entry way on 54th Street, New York’s Museum of Modern Art is easily one of the most spectacular modern art museums in the country.

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FAO Schwarz

FAO Schwarz
FAO Schwarz is a large specialty toy store located near Central Park and the Plaza Hotel in New York. More often than not, the two-storey toy store is packed with kids, this being a primary tourist destination for the young and old alike.

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