The Enchantment of New York : 75 of Manhattan's Most Magical and Unique Attractions

• Autore: Post Willem
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (175 pages)
• Disciplina: 917.47104
• Soggetto geografico: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) Guidebooks; Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) Description and travel; New York (N.Y.) Guidebooks; New York (N.Y.) Description and travel
• Altri autori: WienbeltTon
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- In Piet Mondriaan's Footsteps -- Walk 1: West Village, Meatpacking. -- Walk 2: Chinatown, Little Italy. -- Walk 3: Lower East Side, East Village. -- 1 The Netherlands Monument -- 2 Fraunces Tavern -- 3 Charging Bull -- 4 FDNY Memorial Wall -- 5 Century 21 -- 6 Irish Hunger Memorial -- 7 Cycling across the Brooklyn Bridge -- 8 African Burial Ground -- 9 Steven Alan Annex -- 10 Cortlandt Alley Museum -- 11 Night Court -- 12 Columbus Park -- 13 Bloody Angle -- 14 Chinatown Ice Cream Factory -- 15 Ten Ren Tea -- 16 The Most Precious Blood Church -- 17 Tenement Museum -- 18 The Back Room Bar -- 19 Orchard Street Art and Galleries -- 20 The New Museum -- 21 Dolce Vita -- 22 Tacombi at Fonda Mexican Restaurant -- 23 Mariebelle -- 24 Dominique Ansel "Cronut" Bakery -- 25 New York City Fire Museum -- 26 Hamilton Fish Park -- 27 Katz's Deli -- 28 John Derian -- 29 Curve -- 30 Chess Forum and Restaurant Cuba -- 31 Murray's Cheese Shop -- 32 Washington Square "Sixties" Mural -- 33 La Lanterna di Vittorio -- 34 Washington Square Arch -- 35 La Petite Coquette -- 36 C. O. Bigelow "America's Oldest Pharmacy" -- 37 Gay Liberation Monument -- 38 55 Bar -- 39 Marie's Crisis Piano Bar and Arthur's Tavern -- 40 Garden of St. Luke in the Fields -- 41 Strand Bookstore -- 42 Greenmarket Union Square -- 43 High Line -- 44 Chelsea Market -- 45 Meatpacking District -- 46 David Zwirner Gallery -- 47 President Theodore Roosevelt's Birthplace -- 48 Gramercy Park -- 49 UCB Theater -- 50 Koreatown -- 51 Annex Hell's Kitchen Flea Market -- 52 Rose Main Reading Room -- 53 Whispering Gallery and Oyster Bar -- 54 The Knotted Gun United Nations -- 55 Barbetta Restaurant -- 56 USS Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum -- 57 Berlin Wall -- 58 P. J. Clarke's Saloon -- 59 Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park. ; 60 Bridges in Central Park -- 61 Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola -- 62 Rollerblades, Dancing, and Music in Central Park -- 63 Strawberry Fields -- 64 New York Historical Society Museum & Library -- 65 Fairway Market -- 66 Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto -- 67 Moooi -- 68 Carnegie Mansion-Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum -- 69 The Ravine -- 70 El Museo del Barrio -- 71 Sylvia's Restaurant -- 72 Abyssinian Baptist Church -- 73 Morris-Jumel Mansion -- 74 The Cloisters -- 75 Peter Minuit's Plaque.
• Sommario/riassunto: New York is the city where every visitor and native is bound to fall in love--whether with the thousands of colorful yellow cabs, the aromas of foods from every culture sizzling, or a secluded, relaxing spot hidden among the skyscrapers. It is the ultimate melting pot, and it is overflowing with magic and mystery. Let the authors take you on a tour of the city, from famous landmarks to less well-known haunts. They will take you from the northernmost tip of Manhattan through the oasis of Central Park, and past monuments, markets, museums, churches, and bars all along the way. Follow their route or pick your favorites and make a day out of it! With seventy-five special New York City spots included, each features transit information like which subway train line to take and which stop will get you closest to your destination. Additionally, the book includes a unique barcode for each individual spot, which readers can scan with their smartphone to directly view the official webpage and learn more about the spots they like best. A necessary tool for anyone who lives in New York or dreams of being in the city, let The Enchantment of New York take you on a journey of its own.
• Altri titoli varianti: Enchantment of New York
• Titolo autorizzato: The Enchantment of New York
• ISBN: 1-5107-0812-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910158970203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II