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The World's Largest Store
Macy's is more than a store to most New Yorkers. It is a major part of the
city, sponsoring the famous Thanksgiving Day Parade, the city's Fourth of
July fireworks and everything from an annual spring flower show filling the
main floor, to Tap-O-Mania, when thousands of tap dancers converge on
Herald Square.
General Theological Seminary
America's oldest Episcopal seminary was founded in 1819. This campus was built
around two quadrangles in the 1830s, on a site donated by Clement Moore, who
taughtattheseminary.Themainbuilding,addedin1960,includesalibrarywiththe
largestcollectionofLatinBiblesintheworld.Therearelovelyinnergardens(9thAv-
enue entrance).
• 20th to 21st Sts
• Open 10am-3pm Mon-Sat
• Free
Chelsea Piers
Four neglected piers have been turned into a 30-acre (12-ha) sports and recreation
complex,andManhattan'slargestvenueforfilmandTVproduction.Sportsfacilities
include ice skating, inline skating and skateboarding, batting cages, playing fields,
a basketball court, bowling alley, golf driving ranges, and a marina offering har-bor
cruises and sailing instruction. Pier Park is a place to relax with a water view.
• 23rd St at the Hudson River
• Open 5:30am-11pm Mon-Fri (to 10pm Fri), 8am-9pm Sat & Sun
• Admission charge
