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Washington Square Park

An open space with a tradition of nonconformity, the park's fountain area has long been one of the city's popular spots for residents and tourists. Washington Square has been a center of the cultural life in New York since the middle of the 19th century. Artists of the Hudson River School, the country's first prominent school of painters, settled around Washington Square at that time. Samuel Morse and Daniel Huntington were tenants of the old University Building. (New York University once rented out studio space and residential apartments within the "academic" building.) Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Herman Melville and Walt Whitman contributed to the artistic climate, having notable interaction with the cultural and academic life of the university.

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St. Marks Church

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Hudson River Park

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Downtown Boathouse (Pier 40)

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Union Square Park

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Lower Manhattan

City Hall

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Battery Park

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9/11 Memorial

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York

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Castle Clinton

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New York Stock Exchange

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Trinity Church

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World Financial Center

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Statue Of Liberty

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World Trade Center Progress

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South Street Seaport

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World Trade Center Tribute Center

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NY Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Brooklyn Bridge

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Ellis Island

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Midtown

Times Square

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NBA Store

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NBC Experience Store

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Saint Patrick's Cathedral

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Rockefeller Center - Top of the Rock

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Radio City Music Hall

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New York Public Library

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Empire State Building

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Nintendo World Store

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Madison Square Garden

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HBO Shop

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Disney Store

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SONY Wonder Technology Lab

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Carnegie Hall

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Build-A-Bear Workshop

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Harlem+

Apollo Theater

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Fort Tryon Park

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Upper East Side

Dylan’s Candy Bar

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Upper West Side

Cathedral of St. John the Divine

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Central Park Zoo

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Lincoln Center

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Hayden Planetarium