| New York, New York, so good, they named
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| | paintings and sculpture as well as
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| it twice. Corny, I know but it sums up
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| | featured specialist exhibitions.
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| pretty neatly, a city with something for
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| | Museum of Modern Art - As you might
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| everyone on vacation, whether a weekend
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| | expect, the exhibits here are not
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| break or a full two weeks. There is so
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| | restricted to paintings, drawings and
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| much to see and do that it's hard to pick
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| | sculpture but include film and media,
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| out the top hits but here's a selection
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| | photography and architecture and design.
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| to choose from.
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| | Times Square - Famous for it's coloured
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| Must See
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| | neon signs, Times Square is best seen at
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| Central Park - There's so much going on
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| | night. There are restaurants, theatres,
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| here that you can take a full length
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| | cinemas and clubs galore - enough for
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| holiday without ever leaving the park.
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| | even the most hardened night-lifer.
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| It's so huge (843 acres) with
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| | Must Do
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| playgrounds, sports grounds, nature
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| | Shopping - New York is renowned for its
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| conservancy, fountains, fortifications, a
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| | shopping, particularly at Christmas, when
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| reservoir with walking/jogging track,
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| | it takes on a magical quality. Fifth
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| sculptures, gardens and the Metropolitan
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| | Avenue is THE place to shop in New York.
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| Museum of Art. There are exhibitions,
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| | All the big names are here including, of
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| Tai Chi and Yoga classes, concerts and
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| | course, Saks Fifth Avenue and Trump
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| tours and you can even get married there.
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| | Tower.
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| The Empire State Building - Located on
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| | See a show on Broadway - Broadway is the
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| 5th Avenue, the Empire State Building is
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| | street in New York which means "theatre"
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| the tallest in New York at approximately
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| | to most people so seeing a show here is
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| 1,453 feet (443 meters). From the 86th
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| | essential. There are only four theatres
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| floor observation deck you can see the
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| | actually ON Broadway, which only covers
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| whole of New York City spread out below
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| | the twelve blocks from West 41st Street
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| and on a clear day you can see for as far
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| | to West 53rd Street but there are plenty
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| as 80 miles into the neighbouring states
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| | more east and west of here.
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| of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey
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| | Eat pastrami and/or salt beef sandwiches
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| and Massachusetts as well as New York
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| | - New York has a fabulous selection of
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| State itself.
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| | delis so don't forget to try one of these
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| Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island -
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| | typical sandwiches or how about a bagel
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| Situated on Liberty Island, in New York
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| | with smoked salmon and cream cheese or
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| Harbour, the statue stands at 305 feet
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| | potato pancakes - never mind the
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| (93 meters) tall and was a gift from the
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| | waistline, you're on holiday.
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| people of France to the people of the
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| | Hear some jazz - Harlem to Greenwich
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| United States and is only accessible by
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| | Village is an area full of jazz clubs -
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| boat. Guided tours of the island and
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| | so many in fact that you might do well to
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| monument are available and this symbol of
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| | get a guided tour.
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| freedom and democracy must be seen. The
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| | Visit Ground Zero - the site of the
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| Ellis Island Immigration Museum forms
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| | World Trade Center - now a memorial to
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| part of the Statue of Liberty National
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| | those who died in the terrible tragedy of
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| Monument and preserves the history of the
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| | 9th September, 2001.
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| twelve million immigrants who arrived in
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| | Absorb the financial atmosphere of Wall
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| America seeking their fortunes.
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| | Street, home of the New York Stock
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| Metropolitan Museum of Art (Central Park)
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| | Exchange - unfortunately, you can't
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| - A must for art lovers, the museum
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| | visit the Stock Exchange at the moment
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| contains permanently over two million
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| | but take in the architecture of the old
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| works of art, ancient and modern, from
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| | banks and buildings here.
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| all over the world as well as American
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