National Geographic Traveler: New York

by Durham, Michael S.

• ISBN13: 9781426205231
• ISBN10: 1426205236
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-20
• Publisher: National Geographic

Summary

National Geographic Traveler: New York, 3rd Editionshowcases the Big Apple in all its varied vibrancy, from the Guggenheim Museum and the splashy new Time-Warner Center uptown to trendy, iron-wrought SoHo downtown, from fashionable Brooklyn Heights to Washington Square Park and the Museum of Modern Art. Every corner of this fascinating metropolis is here, including the East Village, Chelsea, the Upper West Side, revitalized Harlem, the winding paths of Central Park, and the outlying boroughs.

Table of Contents

Traveling with eyes open	p. 6
Charting Your Trip	p. 8
History & Culture	p. 13
New York Today	p. 14
History of New York	p. 20
The Arts	p. 30
Feature: Entrances	p. 44
Lower Manhattan	p. 47
Lower Manhattan	p. 48
A Walk Up Broadway	p. 60
The Neighborhoods	p. 66
Walk: Cast Iron in SoHo	p. 72
The Villages	p. 75
Feature: A Banner Year for the Arts	p. 80
Walk: Greenwich Village	p. 82
Midtown South	p. 87
Walk: Down Ladies' Mile	p. 94
Midtown North	p. 103
Feature: The Great White Way	p. 114
Skyscrapers Walking Tour	p. 118
Upper East Side	p. 131
Feature: Silk Stocking District	p. 162
Central Park	p. 167
Upper West Side	p. 173
Walk from Park to Park	p. 180
The Heights & Harlem	p. 189
The Heights	p. 192
Harlem	p. 198
Feature: Harlem Renaissance	p. 200
The Outer Boroughs	p. 203
In & Around Brooklyn	p. 206
Brooklyn Heights Walk	p. 208
In & Around Staten Island	p. 215
In & Around the Bronx	p. 219
In & Around Queens	p. 223
Excursions	p. 227
Hudson River Valley	p. 230
Long Island	p. 233
Travelwise	p. 235
Hotels & Restaurants	p. 238
Shopping	p. 257
Entertainment & Activities	p. 262
Index	p. 266
Credits	p. 271
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