Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #17 in New York, United States

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 2.7 km
Ascend 118 m
Descend 118 m

Experience New York in United States in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in New YorkIndividual Sights in New York

Sight 1: Morningside Park

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Morningside Park is a 30-acre (12-hectare) public park in Upper Manhattan, New York City. The park is bounded by 110th Street to the south, 123rd Street to the north, Morningside Avenue to the east, and Morningside Drive to the west. A cliff made of Manhattan schist runs through the park and separates Morningside Heights, above the cliff to the west, from Harlem. The park includes other rock outcroppings; a human-made ornamental pond and waterfall; three sculptures; several athletic fields; playgrounds; and an arboretum. Morningside Park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, although the group Friends of Morningside Park helps maintain it.

Wikipedia: Morningside Park (Manhattan) (EN)

497 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Bellerophon Taming Pegasus

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Bellerophon Taming Pegasus

Bellerophon Taming Pegasus is an outdoor sculpture by Jacques Lipchitz, depicting Bellerophon and Pegasus. It was the final sculpture worked on by Lipchitz, and was completed after his death in 1973.

Wikipedia: Bellerophon Taming Pegasus (EN)

216 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Alexander Hamilton

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An outdoor 1908 sculpture of Alexander Hamilton by William Ordway Partridge is installed outside Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus in Manhattan, New York, United States.

Wikipedia: Statue of Alexander Hamilton (Columbia University) (EN)

203 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Thomas Jefferson

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An outdoor sculpture of Thomas Jefferson by William Ordway Partridge is installed outside the School of Journalism on the Columbia University campus in Manhattan, New York, United States. It was modeled in plaster in 1901 and cast in bronze in 1914 by the New York–based foundry Roman Bronze Works.

Wikipedia: Statue of Thomas Jefferson (Columbia University) (EN)

559 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: Riverside Park

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Riverside Park is a scenic waterfront public park in the Upper West Side, Morningside Heights, and Hamilton Heights neighborhoods of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The park measures 4 miles (6.4 km) long and 100 to 500 feet wide, running between the Hudson River and Henry Hudson Parkway to the west and the serpentine Riverside Drive to the east.

Wikipedia: Riverside Park (Manhattan) (EN), Website

923 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 6: General Grant National Memorial

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Grant's Tomb, officially the General Grant National Memorial, is the final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, and of his wife Julia. It is a classical domed mausoleum in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States. The structure is in the middle of Riverside Drive at 122nd Street, adjacent to Riverside Park. In addition to being a national memorial since 1958, Grant's Tomb is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and its facade and interior are New York City designated landmarks.

Wikipedia: Grant's Tomb (EN)

291 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Amiable Child Memorial

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The Amiable Child Monument is a monument located in New York City's Riverside Park. It stands west of the southbound lanes of Riverside Drive north of 122nd Street in Morningside Heights, Manhattan.

Wikipedia: Amiable Child Monument (EN), Website

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