Gracie Mansion
East 88th Street and East End Avenue
Phone: 212 570-4751

Originally built as a country home in 1799 overlooking the East River by Archibald Gracie. Designated in 1942, as the official residence of the Mayor of The City of New York. Fiorello H. La Guardia was the first mayoral tenant. It is also used to accommodate visiting officials and dignitaries. It's one of the oldest surviving wood structures in Manhattan and a member of The Historic House Trust. Tours are available.

African Burial Ground
290 Broadway at Duane St
New York, NY 10048
Phone: 212-337-2001

In 1991 during excavation work for a new federal office building, workers discovered the skeletal remains of the first of more than 400 men, women and children. Further investigation revealed that during the 17th and 18th centuries, free and enslaved Africans were buried in lower Manhattan outside the boundaries of the settlement of New Amsterdam, which would become New York. Over the decades, the unmarked cemetery was covered over by development and landfill.

St. Patrick's Cathedral
5th Ave at East 50th Street
Phone: 212-753-2261


St. Patrick's Cathedral is the largest decorated gothic-style Catholic Cathedral in the United States. The Cathedral was begun in 1858 and opened it's doors in May, 1879.

Grant Memorial
122nd Street at Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212-666-1640

General Grant National Memorial is the largest tomb in North America.
Grant's Tomb (as it is commonly called) where General Grant and his wife are entombed is not only the final resting place of the General, but a memorial to his life and acomplishments.

Apollo Theater
253 W 125th St
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212 531-5300

The world famous Apollo Theater is considered the bastion of African-American culture and achievement with its rich history and continued significance. The legendary venue has launched the careers of icons such as Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, James Brown and Lauryn Hill and continues to maintain its position as the nation's most popular arena for emerging and established African-American and Latino performers.

Society of Illustrators
128 East 63rd Street
New York, NY 10021-7303
Phone: 212 838-2560

The Society’s mission is to promote the art of illustration, to appreciate its history and evolving nature through exhibitions, lectures and education, and to contribute the service of its members to the welfare of the community at large.

International Center of Photography
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Phone 212-857-0000

New York's only museum devoted exclusively to photography. Changing exhibits, education programs, resource library, collections. Workshops and classes.