| New
York Visitor's Bureau |
The
official New York City Convention and Visitors Bureau. |
| NYC.gov |
The
official New York City website has links to pretty much anything you can
think of in the city. |
| New
York subway |
The
official website of the New York subway system, which is the most practical
way for most people, tourists included, to get around the city. |
| Metropolitan
Museum of Art |
The
official website of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which includes a virtual
collection of some of the pieces of art from ancient and modern cultures
around the world, including Egyptian, Mayan, Pacific and many others. |
| New
York Aquarium |
The
New York aquarium has tanks of fish like sharks and stingrays, and outside
tanks and enclosures for beluga whales, walruses (which like to squirt
their keepers with water) and performing dolphins. |
| Brooklyn
Art Museum |
The
Brooklyn Art Museum fought constant running battles against New York mayor
Rudolph Guiliani, who got upset by exhibits such as a Madonna made of elephant
excrement. |
| Brooklyn
botanical garden |
I
never got a chance to visit the Brooklyn botanical garden, but the website
looks good. |