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Get to Know New York for Free

Posted by on April 23rd 2008 to Free, Great Walks, History & Information, People - Interesting Local People, Tours - Guided or Self-Guided, Travel Tips - General Information  Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Get to Know New York for Free

New York can be a very daunting city to get to know. There are numerous tour companies that take visitors from tourist attraction-to-tourist attraction. Visitors often spend days in the city and leave without ever seeing anything beyond Times Square and the Statue of Liberty. If you really want to get to know New York City, from the perspective of a New Yorker, take a walking tour with Big Apple Greeter.
Big Apple Greeter offers free private walking tours of New York neighborhoods. You choose the neighborhood and Big Apple Greeters matches you with a volunteer Greeter …read more

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Top NYC Attraction: Walking the Brooklyn Bridge

Posted by on December 17th 2007 to Attractions, Brooklyn Heights, Civic Center, Great Walks, Must See Sights  Tagged , , , ,
Top NYC Attraction: Walking the Brooklyn Bridge

Did you know you can walk across the Brooklyn Bridge? I certainly had no idea until my mom suggested the idea when visiting me in New York City a few years ago. I have to admit, dodging cars on a bridge high above the East River wasn’t my idea of how to spend a cool spring afternoon. But I gave in because it was what my mom wanted and it seemed mildly amusing. And so we set off to cross from Manhattan to Brooklyn, on foot.
The Gothic-inspired Brooklyn Bridge was designed by the Prussian-born John Roebling. Though Roebling died …read more

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