“The Big Apple”, is the largest city in the United States and is visited by millions of travellers every year. New York is so popular because it offers architecture, very varied culture (migrants from many countries are estimated to speak 800 different languages), history and special events that cannot be found anyplace else. New York City is situated at the mouth of the Hudson River, providing one of the world’s largest natural harbors.“New York” only became its name twenty years later when the British gained control and re-named it after the Duke of York, King Charles II’s brother.

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America’s most famous symbol of freedom stands on Liberty Island, accessible by ferry from Battery Park. It is usually visited along with nearby Ellis Island, where a museum commemorates the USA’s history of immigration. You can go inside the statue and ascend to its crown. France gave the statue to the United States in recognition of their friendship during the American Revolution. The statue is of the Roman goddess of freedom, Libertas, bearing a torch and a stone tablet on which is written the date of the American Declaration of Independence #travel #newyork #statue

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Metropolitan Opera House: Broadway / 63rd St. The new Metropolitan Opera House at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts opened in 1966. The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a complex of many buildings: the Metropolitan Opera, Avery Fisher Hall, New York State Theater…The complex was constructed between 1959 and 1972. #travel #NewYork #Opera #entertainment

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Rockefeller Center: Rockefeller Center, named after John D. Rockefeller, consists of 19 buildings in midtown Manhattan. Rockefeller (1839-1937) made his money in oil after starting the Standard Oil Company in 1870, and became the richest man in America. During his 40 year retirement he spent a lot of the money for the public good, founding several universities in the US and the Philippines, and paying for a lot of new medical research. Rockefeller’s foundations continue to this day. #travel #rockefeller #manhattan

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Empire State Building: At Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. Held the record as the world’s tallest skyscraper for 40 years. 86th Floor Observatory. (1050 feet). Open 9.30 to midnight daily. Glass-enclosed area and outdoor promenades. It has 3.6m visitors per year. Some of the best views of downtown Manhattan are from this building. #travel #newyork #view #building

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After a period as “Ground Zero”, the WTC site is being redeveloped into the “One World Trade Centre”, which will be the tallest office tower in the western hemisphere when it is completed later in 2013. There will also be a 9/11 museum and memorial, recording the names of all 2,977 victims of the World Trade Centre bombing and 9/11, including those who died on the two airliners used as weapons. #travel #newyork #office

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