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The New York City Traveler

Archive for the ‘Great Places to Unwind’ Category

June 25th, 2008

Top 10 New York Area Beaches

If Water Taxi Beach simply isn’t cutting it any longer, try a getaway to one of the New York area’s finest beaches.  Some are close enough for a day-trip while others are best enjoyed by spending a weekend. 

Rockaway Beach, Queens   Watch the longboarders catch some of New York’s best waves at this […]

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June 1st, 2008

Forbidden No Longer: Governors Island

Governors Island is what myths are made of.  Located in New York Harbor between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, most New Yorkers have never set foot on the island and most of America has never even heard of the island.  The exclusiveness of the island is for good reason: Governors Island was owned by the […]

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March 16th, 2008

Photo: Irish Hunger Memorial

the Irish Hunger Memorial, located on Vesey Street and North End Avenue, near Battery Park, pays homage to those that died in the Great Irish Famine of 1845-1852 and those that die from famines that continue to plague the world.  All of the soil, vegetation, and stones used were brought from Ireland to create […]

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February 18th, 2008

Who Is Buried Grant’s Tomb?

This President’s Day escape the bustle of the city and pay homage to American Civil War General and United States President Ulysses S. Grant. Grant is interred, along with his wife Julia, at the General Grant National Memorial, better known as Grant’s Tomb.
Designed by architect John Duncan, the granite and marble structure was completed […]

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