2-Day New York City Tour: Icons & Cultures
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total distance 25
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Day1: New York
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The Statue of Liberty is a national monument called "The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World," erected on Liberty Island in New York Harbor on October 28, 1886. The pale green copper statue symbolizes the ideals of democracy and freedom pursued by the American people and has long been a symbol of New York City and even the entire United States. The entire statue weighs 225 tons and is made up of a steel frame weighing 120 tons and copper plates weighing 80 tons. Tourists can take a boat from the base of the statue to the top of the pedestal, and climb the 171 spiral stairs inside the Statue of Liberty to the crown. There is also a museum and staircase inside the statue. With prior reservation, tourists can climb to the crown and have a bird's-eye view of Manhattan.
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Times Square, located in Manhattan, New York City, is known as the "crossroads of the world". It is situated at the intersection of West 42nd Street and Broadway Avenue. Nearly 40 shopping malls and theaters are gathered around it, making it a prosperous entertainment and shopping center. Times Square is the only area within zoning regulations that requires property owners to hang eye-catching advertising boards, including various advertisements and promotional boards. In addition, Times Square is also the live broadcast location for the popular American TV show "Good Morning, America."
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Broadway is a major north-south thoroughfare on Manhattan Island, known as the iconic hub of American theater and musicals due to a large number of theaters on both sides. Located between 44th and 53rd Streets, the inner Broadway mainly houses classic, popular, and commercial plays. The outer Broadway, between 41st and 56th Streets, mainly features lesser-known, experimental, and low-budget plays.
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Central Park is a huge urban park located between 59th and 110th Streets in Manhattan. The park has a wide range of facilities including a zoo, children's playgrounds, theaters, a man-made lake, ice rinks, sports fields, and large lawns for visitors to relax on. In addition, the park's perimeter road is 10 kilometers long and is very popular with joggers. It is not easy to have such a beautiful park open to the public for free on such valuable land in Manhattan.
Day2: New York
7 attraction(s) ·
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The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, was built in 1883 and serves as an important connection between Manhattan and Brooklyn. It is also one of the most iconic landmarks in New York City. With a length of 1,834 meters and a height of 41 meters above water, the bridge is supported by thousands of steel cables and was the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time of its construction. It is considered one of the seven wonders of the modern world for its technological innovation during the industrial revolution. To commemorate its centennial anniversary, the United States issued a 20-cent commemorative stamp featuring the bridge's grandeur and style. In addition, modern American poet Hart Crane wrote a long poem titled "The Bridge" about the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Observatory located on floors 100-102 of One World Trade Center, with exhibits & restaurants.
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When it comes to New York, one cannot forget about Wall Street, the world's financial center. Located in Lower Manhattan, this narrow street is only 500 meters long and 11 meters wide, earning it the nickname "the Wall Street". The skyscrapers on both sides tower high, giving the illusion of a deep canyon. Despite the gradual decline in influence in the financial world after the 9/11 attacks, the headquarters of the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, American Stock Exchange, New York Mercantile Exchange and New York Board of Trade still remain in Wall Street. Its influence cannot be ignored. In Bowling Green Park, there is a bronze statue of a bull which symbolizes the movement of the stock market and has become a symbol of Wall Street. The statue is always shiny due to the constant influx of visitors each year.
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The New York Stock Exchange, located on Broadway in New York and on the south side of Wall Street, is set to become the largest stock exchange in the world. On June 1, 2006, the New York Stock Exchange announced a merger with the pan-European stock exchange Euronext to form "NYSE Euronext". Currently, the total market value of approximately 2,800 companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange is $15 trillion, making it the second largest stock exchange in the world.
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3-ton bronze sculpture of a bull located near Wall Street symbolizing New York's financial industry.
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Chinatown is located at the southern end of Manhattan, New York City, with its center being Mulberry Street. It includes Pell Street, Bayard Street, Mott Street, Lafayette Street, Baxter Street, and East Broadway. Chinatown is a short distance from the city government and Wall Street, and the world-famous Broadway performing arts center is also nearby. This unique geographical location makes Chinatown's position in New York City hard to ignore. There are 45 streets in Chinatown covering an area of over 4 square kilometers. Chinatown has gradually swallowed up the surrounding Jewish, Puerto Rican, and Italian neighborhoods. As of 2007, the total number of Chinese in New York City exceeded 800,000, distributed in four Chinatowns and 10 Chinese communities. The evolution of Chinatown has also become a witness to the development and growth of overseas Chinese.
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Little Italy is a neighborhood located in Lower Manhattan in New York City, with a rich history of Italian-American residents and still retaining many Italian shops and restaurants.
