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Harlem Spirituals' Midtown office (690 Eighth Ave., between 43rd
and 44th sts.), and transportation is included.
Active visitors can hook up with Bike the Big Apple ( & 201/
837-1133; www.bikethebigapple.com). Tours by Bike offers guided
half-day, full-day, and customized tours through a variety of city
neighborhoods, including the fascinating but little-explored upper
Manhattan and Harlem; an ethnic tour that takes you over the leg-
endary Brooklyn Bridge, through Chinatown and Little Italy, and to
Ground Zero; and around Flushing, Queens, where you'll feel like
you're biking around Hong Kong. You don't have to be an Ironman
candidate to participate; tours are designed for the average rider,
with an emphasis on safety and fun; shorter rides are available, but
the rides generally last around 5 hours. Tours are offered year-round;
prices run $80 and include all gear and a bike.
For a bit more whimsy on your tour, Levy's Unique New York
( & 877/692-5869; www.levysuniqueny.com) offers a lighter look at
the city's history and landmarks. The tours are all custom-planned,
depending on the size and needs of the group; most are walking but
some are conducted by bus. A few of their tours include the
“Bohemians and Beats of Greenwich Village Literary Tours,” and
“Hey Ho! Let's Go! Punk Rock on the Bowery” tour. The group is
Brooklyn-based, and they are extremely knowledgeable about their
home borough; tours of Coney Island and another called “Edible
Ethnic Brooklyn Eats” are just a few that feature Brooklyn. Tours
range from $25 to $65 per person.
7 Highlights of the Outer Boroughs
THE BRONX
Bronx Zoo Wildlife Conservation Park Founded in
1899, the Bronx Zoo is the largest metropolitan animal park in the
United States, with more than 4,000 animals living on 265 acres,
and one of the city's best attractions.
One of the most impressive exhibits is the Wild Asia Complex.
This zoo-within-a-zoo comprises the Wild Asia Plaza education
center; Jungle World, an indoor re-creation of Asian forests, with
birds, lizards, gibbons, and leopards; and the Bengali Express
Monorail (open May-Oct), which takes you on a narrated ride high
above free-roaming Siberian tigers, Asian elephants, Indian rhinoc-
eroses, and other nonnative New Yorkers (keep your eyes peeled—
the animals aren't as interested in seeing you). The Himalayan
Highlands is home to 17 extremely rare snow leopards, as well as red
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