- What are the tourist areas
in New York?
Statue of Liberty- A huge statue representing
freedom on Liberty Island (Ellis Island).in New York harbor,
it was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, a French
Sculptor. The statue is of a women draped in a robe on
a foundation shaped of a eleven point star on the statue's
head is a crown which spikes represents the sun rays and
in her left hand is a book which states '' July IV MDVVLXXVI'(July
4, 1776) Independence day,her right hand is holding a
torch, while her arm is raised in the sky. Broken shackles
lie at her feet. The statue is made of copper and Steel,
it s color is light green. The statue took 10 years to
build from a 36 foot model. The total height is 305 feet.
The tourist visit by the Staten Island ferry from Manhattan.
Visitor are able to climb the statue by taking the elevator
to the ground floor to the base of the Statue from there
is a stair way leading 12 stories up to an observation
deck inside the crown which you can view. Underneath the
statue is the American Museum of Immigration, which contains
exhibits and displays telling the story of immigration
too the United States.
Ellis Island- A 27 acre
island in New York Bay, it was once the main immigration
station in the United States, and was made part of the
statue of liberty National Monument. The United States
brought the island from New York State in 1808. The station
was closed in 1954 after having let in 16,000,000 immigrants
in 62 years. The center was reopened in 1990 as Ellis
Island immigration museum.
Central Park- is a place of relaxation where you could
sit around and enjoy the view of nature, its a narrow
park covering 840 acres located between 59th and 110th
streets and fifth and eighth ave. The park contains a
zoo, play grounds recreation centers, ice skating rink,
bicycle and walk ways.
Metropolitian Museum of Art- A major art museum of New
York City, It has 2,000,000 art objects, from ancient
egyptian and artifacts
to 20th century paintings and sculptures. The museum has
about 4,000 musical instruments, and collections of European
art. The museum was opened to the public at 1880 at Central
Park.
Metropolitan Opera House- The attraction is part of New
York city's Lincoln Center for the performing arts. Annual
award shows take place here.
Madison Square Garden- Named after our forth President
James Madison "Father of the Constitution". There were
originally four areas constructed. Madison square the
original garden founded by P.T. Barnum in the 1870's by
Standford White, it was built in 1925 and torn down in
1925, a third garden at 49th street 8th Ave. was completed
in 1925 and torn down in 1968. The forth and final or
present garden called Madison Square Garden sports and
Entertainment center home of the New York Knicks was completed
1968, the area is used for various professional sporting
events, and shows. The garden is a 13 story drum-shaped
building on 8th avenue between 31th and 33rd Street, sharing
space with Penn Station. There are 20,000 seats in the
main arena, a smaller arena, a bowling center , an art
gallery, and a theather. This is a huge tourist attraction.
Radio City- Located at Times Square 42nd Street, a
large motion picture theatre known for it's dancing Rockettes''(Which
are a group of women dancers who stand in a line and do
their famous Kicks, the performance is most exciting and
overly populated around Christmas time.
Rockerfeller Center- Located between 5th and 6th Ave.
from 48th to 52nd Street. The area has plenty of tall
buildings with rooftop gardens and out door skating rink
which is mostly occupied in the winter for ice skaters.
The location is a huge relaxation scene.
Time Square- 42nd street in Manhattan is a huge tourist
attraction during the day or night. Before New Years every
one is excited to see the ball drops at 12:00 p.m. The
ball is filled with thousands of lights and millions of
people standing outside in the cold eager, while time
ticks away waiting to celebrate the new year.
The Bronx Zoo- Located East river Pelham Bay Park
in north river Pelham Bay Park, it covers 2118 acres the
largest park in New York, its the Bronx Conservation park
and it's free of charge on Wednesday's. Many tourist are
drawn to this place because it gives them the opportunity
to see various animals from all over the world. The zoo
makes it possible to learn more about animal life and
their environment each visit.
The Twin Towers Cite- The twin tower cite, world trade
center, people are able to visit the area and reflect
back to a terrorfying moment, and remember our heroes
and those lost in a mist. The cite is presently one of
the most famous tourist attraction which helps our nation
to return to reality and realize that we shouldn't take
life for granted, this will allow us if it hasn't already,
to be a strong nation. A closed fist strikes harder than
a open hand.-by Bridget Ambersley
NYC
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