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1.1 ! root 1: .TS ! 2: box; ! 3: c s s s ! 4: c | c | c s ! 5: lt | ltw(2i)p8 | l | l. ! 6: Some Interesting Places ! 7: _ ! 8: Name Description Practical Information ! 9: _ ! 10: T{ ! 11: American Museum of Natural History ! 12: T} T{ ! 13: The collections fill 11.5 acres (Michelin) or 25 acres (MTA) ! 14: of exhibition halls on four floors. For the non-specialist, ! 15: the most interesting parts of the Museum are the life-size dioramas ! 16: where animals are shown in their natural habitat. ! 17: There is a full-sized replica of a blue whale ! 18: and the world's largest star sapphire (stolen in 1964, but recovered). ! 19: T} Hours 10-5, ex. Sun 11-5 ! 20: \^ \^ Location T{ ! 21: Central Park West & 79th St. ! 22: T} ! 23: \^ \^ Admission Donation: $1.00 asked ! 24: \^ \^ Subway AA to 81st st. ! 25: _ ! 26: Bronx Zoo T{ ! 27: About a mile long and .6 mile wide, ! 28: this is the largest zoo in America. ! 29: Lions, bison, penguins, birds, and apes ! 30: are favorites. A lion eats 18 pounds ! 31: of meat a day while a sea lion eats 15 pounds of fish. ! 32: T} Hours T{ ! 33: 10-4:30 winter, to 5:00 summer ! 34: T} ! 35: \^ \^ Location T{ ! 36: 185th St. & Southern Blvd, the Bronx. ! 37: T} ! 38: \^ \^ Admission $1.00, but Tu,We,Th free ! 39: \^ \^ Subway 2, 5 to East Tremont Ave. ! 40: _ ! 41: Brooklyn Museum T{ ! 42: Five floors of galleries contain ! 43: notable collections from Egypt, Greece, Rome, Africa, Oceania, ! 44: Asia and America. ! 45: The fourth floor contains 18th and 19th century American ! 46: period rooms. ! 47: In the Sculpture Garden is a collection of architectural ! 48: ornaments saved from the wrecking ball, ! 49: such as the classical figure from ! 50: Pennsylvania Station. ! 51: T} Hours Wed-Sat, 10-5, Sun 12-15 ! 52: \^ \^ Location T{ ! 53: Eastern Parkway & Washington Ave., ! 54: Brooklyn. ! 55: T} ! 56: \^ \^ Admission Free ! 57: \^ \^ Subway 2,3 to Eastern Parkway. ! 58: _ ! 59: T{ ! 60: New-York Historical Society ! 61: T} T{ ! 62: The Society combines a reference library ! 63: for scholars and a museum for the public. ! 64: There are many historical portraits, plus ! 65: a collection of the Hudson River school. ! 66: All the original paintings for ! 67: Audubon's ! 68: .I ! 69: Birds of America ! 70: .R ! 71: are here, as are exhibits of American ! 72: and decorative arts, New York history, ! 73: glass paperweights. ! 74: T} Hours T{ ! 75: Tues-Fri & Sun, 1-5; ! 76: Sat 10-5 ! 77: T} ! 78: \^ \^ Location T{ ! 79: Central Park West & 77th St. ! 80: T} ! 81: \^ \^ Admission Free ! 82: \^ \^ Subway AA to 81st St. ! 83: .TE
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