New York City Historic Sites

Historic Sites in New York City, NY

New York City Historic Sites

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  • Vanessa C.
    Chicago, IL5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Visiting The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum with my best friends was an incredibly moving experience. The memorial is beautifully designed, and the museum offers such a profound and thoughtful tribute to the events and lives affected. It’s a place that truly leaves you reflecting.
    Written 28 January 2025
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  • karenCFC
    London, UK476 contributions
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    Absolutely brilliant tour of the island. So interesting but make sure you get the headphones and follow the tour from room to room. Very thought provoking with lots of items on display. I would recommend about 2 hrs plus to see everything .
    Written 23 January 2025
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  • JMarkus
    24 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    It was a very interesting tour with a knowledgeable guide. It was cool to see the actual meeting rooms of the UN councils as well as get a feeling of the scale of the UN and its operations.

    Important to know is that you have to register online before your visit to get security clearance.
    Written 28 December 2024
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  • cannonater
    Salt Lake City, UT1,462 contributions
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    One of the most insiteful tours and experiencing that you will regret if you don’t do. Takes you right back to 9 11.. seriously a life changing experience. Don’t rush.. give yourself 2-4 hours.
    Written 19 January 2025
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  • Robin B
    Phoenix, AZ1,480 contributions
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    This museum is housed in the former home of Andrew Carnegie. It is now an art museum. When we visited, there was an art exhibit/installation by Es Devlin, a British artist and stage designer. We took a guided tour of the exhibit. It was interesting and unusual. We spent a little over an hour, but skipped the other exhibits, which weren’t that interesting in my opinion. I was also a little disappointed that while there were architectural details remaining in this beautiful mansion, there were no personal belongings or furnishings of the Carnegies. There is a lovely walled garden, but on the day we went it looked like a private event had taken place and the garden was closed.
    Written 20 June 2024
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  • Potomac_11
    Potomac, MD516 contributions
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    I really enjoyed seeing the (exact reproduction) of the house where Theodore Roosevelt grew up and getting the historical background from a well-informed park ranger.
    Written 8 January 2025
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  • dustythoughts
    Manchester, CT2,251 contributions
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    We decided to wander through this museum after eating at the tavern, and really enjoyed learning more about George Washington's usage of the tavern! We also appreciated the exhibit on the Marquis de Lafayette, who I think is under-appreciated in the history lessons on the American Revolution. We liked seeing some of Washington's personal effects, and learning more about the role of the Fraunces Tavern as a hub for the Revolution. All of the exhibits are maintained with obvious care and pride, and we really felt like we were stepping back through history. The guided tour was super informative! It's too bad this place doesn't get more attention, although I do think it's nice that there wasn't a chaotic crush of people.
    Written 8 September 2024
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  • Charles_and_Susan
    Nottingham, UK7,628 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    This iconic building just outside Central Park New York is where John Lennon and Yoko Ono lived and where, in the entrance hall, he was shot. Nearby in Central Park there is a memorial area called Strawberry Fields, there was a performer there when we visited.
    Written 4 October 2024
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  • Rebecca O
    Ridgewood, NY1,794 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We went for the very first time during jazz weekend. I loved seeing everyone in their jazz outfits. We walked all around and love it. Can’t wait to go back. Not sure if the food options or the fort is open during the week day, but the bee sanctuary and the little farm stand was open on the Sunday we went.
    Written 18 August 2024
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  • Sarah F
    Ankeny, IA259 contributions
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    One our previous trips to NYC, we walked by Federal Hall and never stopped. This time we made a point to check it out. It's a great free attraction in lower Manhattan. It was interesting to read about the history of the original building and the one currently standing. Lots of great NY and US historical information. Had a few visitors, and wasn't packed so we could take our time to look around and read things.
    Written 29 January 2025
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  • BigMeesh30
    Dallas, TX69 contributions
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    See how the New York wealthy lived back in the early 1800s when this part of town was actually called "the country" and it took 90 minutes by carriage to get downtown. Though the house has been moved a few times to make way for city planning and such, Alexander Hamilton's country home (of which he only was able to live for a couple years before that infamous duel) was designed as an oasis for him and his family. He wanted his wife, Elizabeth, to have some of what she had as a child but now something that was just her own. Though it severely put the Hamiltons into debt, Alexander and Elizabeth's friends did not let the house or the family suffer upon his death. Elizabeth and the children were able to remain in the house until they sold it and Elizabeth moved in with one of her children downtown and then eventually to Washington, DC. If you plan on coming to the home, please make arrangements to arrive around the time a tour of the upstairs is arranged. Though there is a nice display on the ground level where you enter, it will only take a short time to peruse, and you might as well see what's upstairs, where it is refurbished much in the style of what it would have been like in Alexander and Elizabeth's day.
    Written 11 January 2025
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  • PriusGirlVA
    Arlington, VA592 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    No signage that I found, but the organic structure just beckons you to go investigate. Very moving monument, and the fact that it is so different than the architecture around it makes it unique. Glad I happened upon this when I was strolling.
    Written 14 September 2023
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  • Terry G
    Holly Springs, NC80 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This monument was the last stop on our New York City Slavery and Underground Railroad Tour and, since it was the same end of the tour, we decided to go into the museum. I'm so glad we did. We arrived just in time to join a park ranger guided tour of the artwork in the lobby. Wow! Such profound and moving art! When that finished, we walked around the museum. I'd never heard the story that led to the creation of the monument and museum in this sacred place, despite the long-buried cemetery being discovered in 1989. If you're in the city, you MUST visit. This part of the history of NYC should not be forgotten.
    Written 10 November 2024
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  • Doc218
    Workington, UK40 contributions
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    Visited this wonderful building with my wife and were lucky enough to take part in a tour hosted by Bro Louis Cooper. He was so informative and passionate about both Freemasonry and the building.

    The lodge rooms are jaw dropping. The scale and decor are beautiful.

    Well worth a visit for Masons and non Masons alike.
    Written 31 December 2018
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  • Thomas V
    Oakland, CA19,124 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    It's now the train station! Yes Amtrak has taken over the huge midtown post office and transformed it into a hall where you await your train. It's brand new and in beautiful shape. Come and see it before it gets old and dirty! Works well as a train station, but not a lot of activity.
    Written 4 December 2021
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