Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
U.S. Custom House
A renovation in 1994 installed
gleaming galleries that circle the
grand rotunda of this classic build-
ing. It is now the George Gustav
Haye Center of the Smithsonian
National Museum of the American
Indian, with changing exhibits of
Native American life, including
costumes and fine crafts. Baskets
of ceremonial objects, toys, and
musical instruments in the re-
search room can be examined and
researched further on the com-
puter installed there
(see p47)
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1 Bowling Green, between State &
Whitehall sts
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Map R4
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Open 10am-
5pm Fri-Wed, 10am-8pm Thu
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Free
George Washington
in New York
A statue at the Federal Hall
National Memorial
(see p73)
where George Washington was
sworn into office is testament to
the time the president spent in
New York City. So too is the pew
where he worshipped at St. Paul's
Chapel
(see p80)
, and the museum
at Fraunces Tavern where he said
farewell to his officers in 1789.
World Financial Center
Some of the top U.S. financial
companies have headquarters in
the World Financial Center, which
was damaged in the September
11 attack. The center of the
complex is the Winter Garden,
with a 120-ft (37-m) atrium, palms
and marble steps
(see p45)
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Battery Park City at West St
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Map Q3
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Open daily
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www.worldfinancialcenter.com
Battery Park City
Several prestigious architects
were involved in this extension
of Manhattan, a commercial and
residential enclave built on a
92-acre landfill created with
earth displaced by excavation
for the World Trade Center. A
2-mile (3-km) esplanade offers
grand Statue of Liberty views.
Parts of the complex were
damaged by the Trade Center
collapse but a brighter future is
forecast since the opening of the
posh Ritz-Carlton Hotel and the
new Skyscraper Museum.
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Off West Street, Battery Place to
Chambers St, bounded by the Hudson
River
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Map Q3-R3
Museum of Jewish
Heritage
A memorable experience for all
faiths is this chronicle of the 20th-
century Jewish experience before,
during, and after the Holocaust,
told with over 2,000 photographs,
hundreds of artifacts, and original
documentary films.
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36 Battery
Place, Battery Park City
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Map R3
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Open
10am-5:45pm Sun-Tue, Thu, 10am-8pm
Wed, 10am-3pm Fri & Jewish holiday
eves
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Admission charge
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www.mjhnyc.org
Left
Federal Hall interior
Center
Federal Reserve Bank
Right
U.S. Custom House
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