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.Brooklyn Cultural District
The Brooklyn Cultural District is centered around the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and was designed to create a permanent home for art and artists in this now revitalized borough. Historically a cultural destination, explore how this neighborhood now connects current creative projects to Brooklyn's rich and diverse history.
Theodore Roosevelt's Childhood Home
Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, lived at this site from his birth on October 27, 1858, until he was 14 years old. The reconstructed house contains five period rooms, two museum galleries, and a bookstore.
Teedie, as young Roosevelt was nicknamed, was a sickly but bright boy, from a wealthy family. After graduating from Harvard, Roosevelt pursued his boyhood dreams, as a rancher, naturalist, explorer, author, and Colonel of the Rough Riders. During his presidency from 1901 to 1909, Roosevelt pushed progressive reforms, such as conservation of public lands and trust busting, and negotiated an end to the war between Russia and Japan, for which he won a Nobel Peace Prize. Explore this adventure to learn more about TR’s family, childhood, instrumental role in the National Park System and even the real reason the Teddy Bear was named after him.
Coffee & Croissants
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A Day in Bushwick
See the hidden gems that have people calling Bushwick Brooklyn's Coolest Neighborhood.
Signs at the World's Crossroads
If an alien were to one day land his UFO on earth and started asking around for directions, the best place to send him might be the crossroads for all contemporary western culture - Times Square. Walking through this cacophonous mass market one finds themselves directed on a journey through American advertising, marketing, business and culture by the massive and instantly recognizable signs that tower over the square.
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Old City Hall Subway Station
New York's most beautiful subway station.
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African Burial Ground Monument
The anchor of all African Burial grounds in New York City.
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African Burial Ground National Monument
In this sacred space, discover how free and enslaved Africans contributed to the physical and spiritual development of Lower Manhattan during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Pearl Street
Legend has it was paved in oyster shells...or was it?
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