The newest Navy ship the assault ship USS New York pays Visit to Ground Zero

The newest Navy ship the assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, arrived in its namesake city today with a 21-gun salute near the site of the 9/11 2001 terrorist attacks.

New York Icon : Andy Warhol

Warhol had by now become almost as famous for his social life as he was as an artist. His social circles included wildly diverse groups from bohemian street people, distinguished intellectuals, Hollywood celebrities and wealthy aristocrats , all intermixed with in a varity of social scenes from black tie events to night clubs with his artistic head quarters the “Factory” being the center of it all.

Madame Tussauds After Dark!

After Dark is a special event and your chance to join other restless spirits, some tormented and others playful? Fear being trapped overnight? Don’t miss a chance to find out what happens at night as the doors are keep open late this haunting season. Celebrate this Halloween, heart races as you prepare to begin your journey. Guided by a single light in the still of darkness, will you make it all the way?

New York Historical Society

If American history is your thing the New York Historical Society is the place for you.The Society is dedicated to presenting exhibitions and programs, fostering research that reveals the dynamism of history and its influence on the world of today.

Carnegie Hall

Designed by architect and cellist William Burnet Tuthill and built by Steel Tycoon turned philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1891, it is one of the most famous venues in the United States for classical and popular music, renowned for its beauty, history and acoustics and especially the acoustics

Asia Society & Museum

Asia Society & Museum is located at 725 Park Ave. It is the leading global and pan-Asian organization working to strengthen relationships and promote understanding among the people, leaders, and institutions of the United States and Asia.

The Frick Collection

Designed by Carrere and Hastings, the same architects who worked on the New York Public Library the Frick Collection is located in the former mansion of Henry Clay Frick and his family , whose private art collection was turned into a museum after his death in the early part of the twentieth century

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece was not open to the public untill October 21, 1959, six months after his own death. The building was immediately recognized as an architectural landmark and to many the novel design has become the symbol of the Guggenheim Museum.

The Morgan Library & Museum

Pierpont Morgan’s immense holdings ranged from Egyptian art to Renaissance paintings to Chinese porcelains. For his library, Morgan acquired illuminated, literary, and historical manuscripts

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

The museum’s collection offers an unparalleled overview of modern and contemporary art, and has been extremely influential in the modern art movement. Works of architecture and design, drawings, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated books and artist’s books, film, and electronic media fill the collection.



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