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Must See: Landmarks & Attractions - New York

Gathered under the “Must See” umbrella are some of the most impressive and cherished places I’ve visited. Having moved to New York recently, I will start with the Big Apple, but the aim is to cover all my travels with more photos and stories. Hope you enjoy and most importantly visit!

Whether you are planning your very first trip to New York with your friends, or maybe you’re already living here and want to entertain some out of town guests, there are certainly many fabulous places that you can visit in NYC. If you wish to create some memorable memories and selfies of course, then make sure that some of the attractions you plan on visiting with them are the following ones as well.

BLDG 92

BLDG 92 is actually a former military base that can be found in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It’s a great place for people who love antique ships and want to visit a really amazing museum that houses the very history of the old shipbuilding center. In fact, this place was so effective and popular back in the day, that it employed about seventy thousand people. You’ll be able to see and take pictures of dozens of permanent exhibits while visiting here and learn more about the origins of the yard and its significance throughout history. Among the ships you’ll be able to see here are also the USS Arizona (which was a casualty at Pearl Harbor) and the USS Monitor.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

If you’re the type who loves peace and quiet, then it’s an absolute must that you visit this small heaven on earth. The garden is also very close to the Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Museum and therefore is the perfect place both peace seekers and history lovers can relax and unwind for as long as they wish. Sitting on more than fifty-two acres of land, the garden was founded in 1910 and features a few hundred types of breathtaking flora. This place is so incredible, that in the springtime thousands of people come here for the Sakura Matsuri Festival where 100s of trees can be admired in full bloom.

Brooklyn Bridge

Probably the most iconic landmark in NYC has to be the (fabulous) Brooklyn Bridge. This amazing metal and granite structure was completed in 1883 and it was the first bridge in the world to be made out of steel. The bridge spans over the East River and bears such a great importance for the American people that generations of painters, songwriters and poets were inspired by it.

The bridge was conceived for the first time in 1855 by John Roebling. He was the one that worked out each and every detail of the colossal steel structure, including those of the 4 suspended steel cables and two massive granite towers. About 14 years later, while Roebling was assessing the Brooklyn tower site, he was unaware that where he was standing would be the very place the beginning of the end would start for him. Roebling’s foot was crushed by a ferry and three weeks later he was pronounced dead. He died of tetanus.

However, this was not to be the end of the Brooklyn Bridge. Roebling’s son, Washington, spent much time with his father and because of that, he also began loving the massive structure his dad was working so hard to complete. Because of that, he carried out his work until 1872 when struck by misfortune, he developed Caisson’s disease. Unable to see, the construction of the bridge was carried out without his precise directions about how and where everything should go. Even so, many years after that, the bridge was finally completed, and it stands today as a piece of art that few people know how much sacrifice and work it took to finalize.

The journey continues. Laura

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Laura Mireles .