LOCAL COLLEGES
With a strong education system to serve the youth of New York, there are many schools in and around Manhattan.
- Hunter College which is on 695 Park Avenue.
- The Rockefeller University which is on 1230 York Avenue.
- Marymount Manhattan College which is on 221 East 71st Street.
- The City College of New York which is on 160 Convent Avenue.
- Berkeley College Midtown NYC Campus which is on 3 East 43rd Street.
- Columbia Law School which is on 435 West 116th Street.
MUSEUMS
If it’s some culture you’re after, check out some of these museums around town:
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art which is on 1000 5th Avenue.
- The Morgan Library & Museum which is on 225 Madison Avenue.
- Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square which is on 234 West 42nd Street.
- New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex & Store which is on 89 East 42nd Street.
- Astro Gallery of Gems, Minerals and Fossils which is on 417 5th Avenue.
- The Vilcek Foundation which is on 21 East 70th Street.
- Bernard Museum which is on 1 East 65th Street.
PARKS
Parks are a great way to take the family out for some inexpensive fun.
- Central Park.
- Riverside Park.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park which is on 1 FDR Four Freedoms Park.
- General Grant National Memorial which is on W 122nd St & Riverside Dr.
- Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza which is on 245 East 47th Street.
- Marcus Garvey Park which is on 6316, Mount Morris Park West.
- Madison Square Park which is on 11 Madison Avenue.
- Randall’s Island Park which is on 20 Randalls Island Park.
- Chelsea Park which is on West 27th Street &, 9th Avenue.
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