New York
Historic Sites & Landmarks in New York
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Fairlawn
Hunter, New York
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First Presbyterian Church
Niagara Falls, New York
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Erwin Library and Pratt House
Boonville, New York
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Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence
Albany, New York
1847-58
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Ellis Island Immigration Museum
New York
Between 1892 and 1954, over 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island in New York. The Ellis Island Immigration Museum occupies the main hall where they gathered and displays exhibits on the immigrant experience.
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Trinity Church
New York
1846
Dating from 1846, this historic church offers Gothic flying buttresses, stained-glass windows and an ancient churchyard in the midst of modern skyscrapers. It withstood 9/11 and appeared in the movie National Treasure.
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Eldridge Street Synagogue
New York
1887
An Orthodox synagogue dating from 1887, the Eldridge Street Synagogue has been fully restored and is open to the public as a museum telling the story of Jewish immigrants to New York's Lower East Side.
- Jewish Museum New York City, New York
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Chrysler Building
New York, New York
1928
In a time of intense competition to build ever higher, Walter P. Chrysler commissioned a skyscraper to surpass all others.
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Statue of Liberty
New York
Given to the United States by the people of France in 1886, the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World is an internationally recognized symbol of freedom and democracy.
