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Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 4: National Memorials
Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 4: National Memorials

Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 4: National Memorials

The Benefits of Visiting the National Memorials on Sunday Morning On the way down to Washington D.C., my father and I discussed the smartest way to conduct our national memorials walking tour. Based on our schedule, it looked like it…

NYC – Lower Manhattan Walking Tour
NYC – Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

NYC – Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

Once we returned from the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, I suggested that we take a nice leisurely walk up Broadway. In the past, I was in a graduate school course where we took a walking tour with a…

NYC – Ferry Tour – Liberty & Ellis Islands
NYC – Ferry Tour – Liberty & Ellis Islands

NYC – Ferry Tour – Liberty & Ellis Islands

A Brief History of the Statue of Liberty Surrounding the southern tip of Manhattan are a number of smaller islands within the New York Harbor that have significant cultural and historical connections to local and American history. Liberty Island is…