1st city park (1733). Created to allow Colonists to play a game called 9 pins. Look atop fence. Fence formerly had crown finials atop it; hacked off by colonists in 1766. More info avail via our blog อ่านเพิ่มเติม
This ventilation shaft provides fresh air to the Brooklyn-Battery tunnel every 1.5 minutes. Structure also served as headquarters for "Men In Black" during the 1997 film. More info via blog. <LINK> อ่านเพิ่มเติม
Last of 5 forts built in NYC for War of 1812. Erected by students of Columbia University. Site of NY Aquarium until 1941. Now host to ferries to Liberty and Ellis Islands. More info avail via our blog อ่านเพิ่มเติม
Created by Italian-American artist Arturo Di Modica after Black Monday 1987. Statue is 7500 pounds. Left on Wall St in middle of night as a gift to the city. More info on this statue via our blog. อ่านเพิ่มเติม
1st US Capitol. Washington took his oath for presidency here. Seen in movies Ghost and Kramer vs. Kramer. Statue outside by John Quincy Adams Ward (see pediment on NY Stock Exchg). More via our blog อ่านเพิ่มเติม
7-story Beaux-Art structure by Cass Gilbert. Current resident is Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Outside are 4 continent sculptures by Daniel Chester French. More info via our blog อ่านเพิ่มเติม
Formerly located in center plaza between Twin Towers. Miraculously survived events of 9/11. Created by artist Fritz Koenig in 1971. Weighs 45K lbs. Moved to Battery Park Mar-2002. More info in blog อ่านเพิ่มเติม
Trinity Root Sculpture. The two-ton sculpture is a bronze covered root from a long-standing sycamore tree which fell in the churchyard of St. Paul’s on 9/11. By Steve Tobin. More info in our blog. อ่านเพิ่มเติม
Head over to the food court or the East Ferry Terminal for totally free, solar-powered charging stations! Works with iPhone 4, 5, micro USB, and if you have a cable of your own you can plug in & go!
Free kayaking weekends and holidays mid-May to mid-October, and on many weekday evenings, weather permitting. No experience necessary. Bring a bathing suit or shorts/T-shirt, & a lock if you have one.
