If you live in the New York Metropolitan area or even neighboring states like Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Delaware, Maryland or Northern Virginia you might want to consider taking your kids to Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY. After all, it’s summer vacation now and your kids must be getting bored stiff. Short Ride Coney […]
The Sphere Battery Park Lower Manhattan New York, NY Subway: 1, 2, 3, A, C, E to Chambers St WTC Sphere – Dedicated to 9/11 Attack Victims Before the tragic 9/11 attacks, Fritz Koenig’s sculpture The Sphere had its home in the plaza between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. The 25-feet high […]
East Coast Memorial Battery Park New York, NY Subway: 1, 2, 3, A, C, E to Chambers St FREE East Coast War Memorial at Battery Park Designed by Italian-born sculptor Albino Manca, the impressive Eagle on a Pedestal in Lower Manhattan’s Battery Park is a war memorial to U.S. soldiers who died in the coastal […]
If there’s a more well recognized symbol of New York City and America than the Statue of Liberty (on Ellis Island) I haven’t heard of it. Ellis Island is accessible from Battery Park via a short Ferry Ride. Statue of Liberty (as seen from Free Staten Island ferry) Be prepared for long lines on weekends. […]
