Vintage Photos: Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian is on the Site of Fort Amsterdam in NYC
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8 Places in NYC to Remember John F. Kennedy on the Anniversary of the Assassination
Fifty years ago today, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated. Most people travel to Massachusetts or Texas to remember President
NYC v. Paris: Hector Guimard Art Nouveau Subway Entrances
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A Look Back at the Humble Origins of 8 Major NYC Museums
Inside the studio of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, original location of the Whitney Museum Many of New York City’s museums
The NYC that Never Was: The George Washington Bridge Was Supposed to be a Beaux Arts Masterpiece
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10 Statue of Liberty Replicas in NYC and Paris
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8 Historic Houses Converted into Museums in Queens
New York City is home to numerous world-famous museums but if you need a break from classics like the
Google Doodle Honors 216th Anniversary of First Parachute Jump in Paris’ Parc Monceau
Today’s cinematic Google Doodle honors André-Jacques Garnerin, who was the inventor of the modern frameless parachute. Garnerin’s
Banksy in NYC Day 20: “Hammer Boy” on the Upper West Side
Today’s Banksy piece is located on 79th Street, just east of Broadway, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. “Hammer
8 Architectural Gems along the Bronx’s Grand Concourse: County Courthouse, Post Office, Loew’s Paradise Theater, Poe Cottage
Photo by Lynn Lieberman/AFineLyne The Grand Concourse has been compared with grand boulevards from the Champs Élysées in Paris
13 Historic Houses Converted into Museums in Manhattan
New York City is home to numerous world-famous museums but if you need a break from classics like the
US Shutdown Also Closes American Cemeteries in Normandy and Suresnes
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial has become a pilgrimage site for many Americans and Veterans, especially those from the