Visiting Manhattan
For many people, the borough of Manhattan is synonymous with New York City. Manhattan has one of the most recognizable skylines in the world. The very word conjures up images of glitz, glamour, and larger-than-life legends of art, commerce, and the performing arts. Even its history is well known: the Algonquin Indians were Manhattan's first residents. They named it for the word meaning "hilly island." The Dutch arrived in 1624 and renamed the area "New Amsterdam." It was taken over by the British in 1672; the name changed again, to "New York" in honor of the Duke of York.
The first Europeans settled on the southern tip - then quickly push northward. Even today, though, you can see the remains of the oldest area's organic growth in the jumble of streets downtown. It wasn't until 1811, that the "grid" was overlaid on the areas north of Houston Street (13 avenues go north-south; 156 streets go east-west; in the middle is Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux's Central Park). Manhattan continues to change as architectural styles and neighborhoods go in and out of fashion: even in these economically uncertain times, there is constant demolition and construction.
There are almost endless choices of what to do and see in Manhattan. But year in and year out, these ten attractions endure as the most popular:
The first Europeans settled on the southern tip - then quickly push northward. Even today, though, you can see the remains of the oldest area's organic growth in the jumble of streets downtown. It wasn't until 1811, that the "grid" was overlaid on the areas north of Houston Street (13 avenues go north-south; 156 streets go east-west; in the middle is Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux's Central Park). Manhattan continues to change as architectural styles and neighborhoods go in and out of fashion: even in these economically uncertain times, there is constant demolition and construction.
There are almost endless choices of what to do and see in Manhattan. But year in and year out, these ten attractions endure as the most popular:
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