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Entry to Historic Richmond Town on Staten Island is free on Fridays. Admission is also always free for active duty military with ID Historic Richmond Town Historic Richmond Town is an original town and farm complex that dates back to the 1600s that operated as...
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Stonewall National Monument Stonewall National Monument marks the West Village location of the Stonewall riots of June 28, 1969, which were considered the beginning of the modern LGBT rights movement in the U.S. The monument includes Christopher Park and the block...
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The Chrysler Building’s Art Deco Lobby Most people are familiar with the exterior of the Chrysler Building, with its Art Deco design and iconic terraced crown and spire, but did you know that the building’s lobby is also an Art Deco gem? The lobby is the...
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Department of Public Records Visitor Center Exhibits See exhibitions featuring items from the New York City Municipal Archives and Municipal Library at the NYC Department of Records Visitor Center. The public records exhibitions feature items from within the...
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Alexander Hamilton built a Federal Style “country home” on 32 acres of land he owned in Upper Manhattan. The home was completed in 1802, two years before he was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr. He named his country home “The Grange” after his...
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The African Burial Ground National Monument marks the Lower Manhattan location of a burial ground where enslaved and free Africans were buried during a time period from the 1690s to 1794. The burial ground was located outside the boundaries of the early settlement of...
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The Red Cube is an iconic public sculpture piece located in Lower Manhattan at Broadway and Liberty Street. Although the sculpture is titled “Red Cube” and appears to be a cube, it’s actually not a quite a cube. The shape is stretched out along one...
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Federal Hall The Federal Hall National Memorial marks the site which served as the first capital of the United States and where George Washington was inaugurated as President of the United States. The monument is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday...
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Castle Clinton National Monument in Battery Park Castle Clinton, also known as Fort Clinton, is located in Lower Manhattan at Battery Park. It has had many uses over the years. Originally used by the US Army as a fort, it was later used as an entertainment center,...
