By Cicely A. Richard
In addition to the popular
New York City attractions such as going to a Broadway show, the Empire State Building, shopping at Bloomingdales andFAO Schwartz, and walking through Central Park, there are other interesting ways to enjoy this metropolitan area. Visitors can look at New York as it is represented in popular culture, go to entertainment venues or walk to undiscovered places in the city.
Sex and the City Hotspots Tour
New York has become such an important aspect of shows like "Sex and the City" that people come and tour spots featured in productions. The Sex and the City Hotspots tour lets fans of the series go to the same places as Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha. The tour includes more than 40 locations such as the Pleasure Chest, the bakery where Miranda stuffs her mouth with cupcakes, the bar where the women get drinks, and the SOHO gallery where Charlotte works. The tour takes approximately three and a half hours and costs $40 per ticket.
On Location Tours
Tel: (212) 209-3370
screentours.com
African Burial Ground
The African Burial Ground represents African-American history in New York City. Preserving this area began in 1991, when excavators working on the new federal building found skeletal remains of more than 400 men, women and children dating back to the 17th and 18th century. The African Burial Ground covers 6.6 acres of New York in Lower Manhattan outside the boundaries of the New Amsterdam settlement. For more than 100 years, the area where the unmarked graves were located was developed or used as landfill. Now, the remains have been re-interred and the burial ground is a designated National Monument.
African Burial Ground National Monument
290 Broadway Blvd.
New York, NY 100007
Tel: (212) 637-2019
africanburialground.gov
Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge
Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge is something every New York visitor must do. Many people may not realize they can walk across this long suspension bridge that has been a part of New York's landscape since the late 1800s. PlanetEye City Guide website says that approximately 5,000 pedestrians and 2,500 cyclists use the bridge for their daily commute. The 2-mile, wooden walkway is raised above traffic, and people ascend a flight of stairs to reach the top of the Brooklyn Bridge. While many people go atop the Empire State Building to view the city, those who walk across the Brooklyn Bridge see Lower Manhattan, Governors Island, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. At the end of the bridge, people visit the stores and restaurants at Pier 17 on the Manhattan side of the bridge or eat a slice of pizza at Grimaldi's Pizzeria on the Brooklyn side. Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge is free.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservatory
334 Furman Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: (718) 802-0603
brooklynbridgepark.org
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About the Author:
Based in Tucson, Ariz., Cicely A. Richard has been writing since 1996. Her articles have been published in the “Arizona Daily Star” newspaper and “ForeWord Magazine.” Richard earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and journalism from Louisiana State University.
