New York City Trip Planner

All of us know New York City as the heart of the United States’ financial institutions and businesses. Wall Street is there. However, New York City is also home to several notable sights and attractions. Find out what they are in this article.

New York City, the center of all business in the United States, is not just the financial center of the country. It also has its own sights and attractions tourists can enjoy. Here are a few of them.

New York City, the center of all business in the United States, is not just the financial center of the country. It also has its own sights and attractions tourists can enjoy. Here are a few of them.

First, the world-renowned Carnegie Hall. Known as one of the prime places that musicians perform in, the Hall is made up of three large stages. The first stage, the oldest, is the Ronald O. Perelman stage. This is where classical music performances are held. This large stage can hold up to 2,800 people, and has renowned acoustics that make every performance unforgettable for both audiences and music.

The second stage in Carnegie is quite smaller. Named the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Recital Hall, it can hold only up to 268 people and is ideal for performances of recitals, chamber music, symposia, discussions and master classes, among others. Formerly known as the Chamber Music Hall, it was renamed into the Board of Carnegie Hall Chairman and his wife in return for their generosity in 1986.

The third stage is the Judy and Arthur Zankel Hall. Originally leased as a theater from 1895 until the 1960’s, after which it was turned into a cinema, it was reconstructed beginning 1997 and opened again in 2003 as an auditorium that can seat more than 500 persons. It takes its name from the late Carnegie Hall Vice Chairman and his wife.

Another famous attraction is the Empire State Building. This towering, 102-story skyscraper used to hold the record as being the world’s tallest skyscraper. One of its attractions is the observatory on the 86th floor. From the observatory, visitors can view the skyline of the city of New York up to 80 miles away depending on the weather. Admission rates consist of the following; US$10 for adults, US$9 for military personnel, senior citizens and for teens aging 12 until 17, and US$4 for kids aging 6-11. People below that age as well as military personnel in personnel can enter for free. The observatory is open Sunday until Saturday, 9:30 a.m until midnight.

The General Grant National Memorial, the largest tomb to a single person in the whole of North America, is located in New York. It houses the remains of Civil War general and two-time U.S. President Ulysses Grant. The tomb is ideal for a historical tour for tourists and students, as it has a demonstration of history like musket demonstrations, costumed interpretation of the Civil War and Mexican-American War and a tour of Grant’s tomb itself. For tourists, you can enjoy a concert featuring jazz music if the weather is right.
 

 

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