Our first visit was to Federal Hall on Wall Street, once the city's Custom House & later the site of George Washington's inauguration. There we had a short talk from a park service ranger & viewed the building.
Next we walked over to one of the city's newest architectural wonders, the Oculus, center of the World Trade Center hub. There was time for a relaxed lunch before we walked to the edge of the Hudson River to see the Irish Hunger Memorial.
We walked along the Hudson to get to our next destination, the National Museum of the American Indian, were we were able to learn about the great diversity of indigenous peoples & how the Native Americans who lived in the New York area before the first Europeans arrived were unlike the stereotypical Native Americans of the Great Plains.
Afterward we rode the Subway to Times Square where we had a pizza/salad buffet dinner & a little more free time before we spent the evening in a Broadway theatre as we enjoyed our excellent musical, the Rogers & Hammerstein classic, Carousel.
The show was spectacular in every way, with great singing/dancing/acting - a very enjoyable show & a great way to end our day.
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