NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

9/11 Memorial Preview Site

Manhattan

Through models, renderings, films and time-lapse images, the public can learn about the future National 9/11 Memorial and Museum and view construction progress at the World Trade Center site.

African Burial Ground National Monument

Manhattan

During excavation for construction of a new Federal office building at 290 Broadway in the early 1990s, workers unearthed an 18th-century cemetery for people of African ancestry which had been forgotten for two centuries.

Big Onion Walking Tours

Brooklyn

Believing that the history of the Big Apple can be peeled like an onion, Big Onion Walking Tours, in partnership with New-York Historical Society, has organized tours of New York's ethnic neighborhoods and historic districts since 1991.

Castle Clinton National Monument

Manhattan

Castle Clinton, at the southern tip of Manhattan on Battery Park's waterfront, is a fort that was built to protect New York City during the War of 1812. The original 19th-century fortifications and a small exhibition gallery are open to visitors.

General Grant National Memorial

Manhattan

Dedicated in 1897, the General Grant National Memorial is the largest mausoleum in America. Its sheer size reflects the immense reverence Americans felt for this former general and president.