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87 E 42nd St (btwn Vanderbilt & Park Ave), New York, NY
Rail Station · 1470 tips and reviews
HISTORY: The 67 tracks are numbered according to their geographic location in the terminal building rather than the trains' destinations, because all of the trains terminate at Grand Central.
Historic and Protected Site · Financial District · 33 tips and reviews
HISTORY: Built as a U.S. military fort in 1811 in anticipation of the War of 1812 against the British, Castle Clinton went on to serve a variety of roles.
HISTORY: Opened in 1892, Ellis Island served as a federal immigration station for more than 60 years until it closed in 1954. Millions of newly arrived immigrants passed through the station during that time.
HISTORY: This Museum was home to George Eastman. It’s the world’s oldest photography museum & one of the world’s oldest film archives which was opened to the public in 1949.
17 Madison St (btw W. Main St and Yack Aly), Rochester, NY
Museum · 10 tips and reviews
HISTORY: Susan B. Anthony, along with her sister Mary and mother Lucy, moved into this house in 1865. Susan lived her until her death on March 13th 1906.
HISTORY: In 1893 the park opened to the public as a recreational park, but by 1894 the first animals were seen in the lower portion of the park, where guests could find birds, trout and deer.
Audrey L: Lychee belinnis are a must! Love the scrambled on parsley biscuit for brunch. This place is the best for a bottle of wine and some nibbles later in the evening as well. Find the table with the notes.
129 Atlantic Ave (btwn Clinton & Henry St.), Brooklyn, NY
Fish and Chips Shop · Brooklyn Heights · 118 tips and reviews
Serious Eats: A classic British fish and chips shop with some great examples of the form. They'll also fry most anything—Twinkies, pizza, you name it.
635 S Broadway (at Lyndhurst Museum Ln), Tarrytown, NY
Castle · 18 tips and reviews
The Ritz-Carlton: The Lyndhurst Castle is one of America’s finest Gothic Revival mansions, overlooking the Hudson River in Tarrytown, NY. Take a guided tour any day of the week and learn about its incredible history.
Dessert Shop · Upper East Side · 535 tips and reviews
Jannie: Haute Dog is a must even at $69. Cooked in truffle oil, the fresh bread, flown in from Germany is smothered with truffle butter and fleur de sel, and smeared with foie gras. Magnifique!
326 Spring St (btwn Greenwich & West), New York, NY
Pub · Hudson Square · 150 tips and reviews
HISTORY: Have you seen Mickey? The Ear Inn sits in an 1817 building that has been home to a bar for much of its existence and is supposedly haunted by a frisky sailor named Mickey.
174 Grand St (btwn Centre & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Bar · Little Italy · 87 tips and reviews
Buford Barnes: Established 1920s(?). Antique fixtures(?). Was brothel, speakeasy and gambling parlor across from old police headquarters. The system was so corrupt a tunnel connected the two buildings.
Historic and Protected Site · Chinatown · 6 tips and reviews
Untapped Cities: On notorious Doyers Street, nicknamed “The Bloody Angle,” you can still visit one of the tunnels which enabled some gang escapes. Enter near Apotheke, and you'll exit at Confucius Plaza.
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews
Ghadah Ababtain: Another must visit place in NYC 😍 .. a historical train railway transferred to a walking line with awesome architecture and plants art,it goes through ancient places in NYC and near Chelsea Market 😍