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81 The Hispanic Society of America museum
Free Tours
are run at 2pm on Saturdays. Unfortunately the tours won’t
include the mural series depicting the regions of Spain until 2010.
If you want to see the murals you will have to fly off to Spain
while their home, the Sorolla Room, is being renovated.
82 Jewish
Museum
The Jewish
Museum is home to 4,000 years of art and Jewish culture. The website
below contains significant details on what to look forward to. Entry
to the Jewish Museum, free on Saturdays after 5 p.m.
83 Schomburg
Center
With over a
million books, tapes, artifacts, photographs the Schomburg Center
is an absolute treasure trove of information. The Schomburg has
anti-apartheid posters and examples of the personal correspondence
of civil rights activist Malcolm X.
84 Union Square
Park
Neighborhood
tours at available no cost from the Union Square Partnership.
85 Tour St.
Marks Place and Times Square
Tours depart
from the northwest corner of 2nd Avenue & St Marks Place at
11:30am.
86 (31) Jones
Beach State Park
Enjoy some
sandy fun just outside the city at Jones Beach State Park. Bring
your rod for some surf fishing, or head inside the Theodore Roosevelt
Nature Center to learn about the challenges facing the local environment.
The free park is open during daylight hours.
87 Wave Hill
Wave Hill is
a 28-acre public garden and cultural center in the Bronx overlooking
the Hudson River and Palisades in the Bronx. Its mission is to celebrate
the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscapes, to preserve
its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural
world through programs in horticulture, education and the arts.
88 Brooklyn
Children's Museum
The Brooklyn
Children's Museum extra young visitors can get totally tots in the
Totally Tots area. They might even catch a free concert in June
and July.
89 Children's
Museum of the Arts
At Children's
Museum of the Arts you will find access to ‘creative tools
that promote self-expression and esteem through the visual and performing
arts’. Find the artist in your child.
90 The Staten
Island Children's Museum
“The
Staten Island Children's Museum appeals to the intrepid explorer
in every child. Interactive exhibitions and creative workshops offer
plenty of opportunities for hands-on, first hand experiences that
nurture children's natural curiosity and creativity. Visits to the
museum launch children on a voyage of discovery - about themselves
and the world around them”.
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