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joint Shake Shack ( Click here ) . ( www.nycgovparks.org/parks/madisonsquarepark ; 23rd to 26th Sts btwn
Fifth & Madison Aves;
6am-11pm;
N/R, F/M, 6 to 23rd St)
4 Gramercy Park
PARK
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This gorgeous, English-style park was created by Samuel Ruggles in 1831 after he drained
the swamp in this area and laid out streets in a colonial style. It's one of the most inspired
moments of calm in the city. It's a private park, so you can't enter, but it's well worth
peering through the iron gates. (E 20th St btwn Park & Third Aves;
N/R, F/M, 6 to 23rd St)
5 Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
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HISTORIC SITE
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This National Historic Site is a bit of a cheat, since the physical house where the 26th
president was actually born was demolished in his own lifetime. But this building is a
worthy reconstruction by his relatives, who joined it with another family residence next
door.
If you're interested in Roosevelt's extraordinary life, which has been somewhat over-
shadowed by the enduring legacy of his younger cousin Franklin D, visit here - especially
if you don't have the time to see his spectacular summer home in Long Island's Oyster
Bay. Guided tours of the property last 30 minutes. (
212-260-1616; www.nps.gov/thrb ; 28 E 20th
St, btwn Park Ave S & Broadway; adult/child $3/free;
guided tours 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm Tue-Sat;
N/R/W, 6 to 23rd St)
6 Institute of Culinary Education
COOKING COURSE
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Release your inner Jean Jacques with a cooking course at the Institute of Culinary Educa-
tion (ICE). The center runs the country's biggest program of cooking, baking and wine ap-
preciation courses, from 90-minute classes to multi-day sessions. The varied themes range
from Tuscan cooking and Japanese street food, to Californian wines and coffee presenta-
tion. Restless foodies can choose from numerous culinary tours of the city. (ICE; ht-
tp://recreational.ice.edu ; 50 W 23rd St, btwn Fifth & Sixth Aves; courses $30-605;
F/M, N/R, 6 to 23rd St)
 
 
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