NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

9/11 Memorial Preview Site

Manhattan

Through models, renderings, films and time-lapse images, the public can learn about the future National 9/11 Memorial and Museum and view construction progress at the World Trade Center site.

African Burial Ground National Monument

Manhattan

In May 1991, the General Services Administration unearthed the skeletal remains of nearly 400 individuals of predominantly African ancestry while preparing to erect a building in Lower Manhattan. The building was stopped, but these remains are on view in an interpretative center exploring the history of African-Americans in colonial New York.

Big Onion Walking Tours

Brooklyn

Believing that the history of the Big Apple can be peeled like an onion, Big Onion Walking Tours, in partnership with New-York Historical Society, has organized tours of New York's ethnic neighborhoods and historic districts since 1991.

Castle Clinton National Monument

Manhattan

Built just prior to the War of 1812, this fort has served as a concert venue, open-air restaurant and opera house. Today it is a monument and a museum where costumed interpreters describe harbor defenses during 1812. It is next to the ferry terminal to the Statue of Liberty and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum.

General Grant National Memorial

Manhattan

Dedicated in 1897, the General Grant National Memorial is the largest mausoleum in America. Its sheer size reflects the immense reverence Americans felt for this former general and president.