Quarantine Online Travel: Top 5 New York Attractions
'16.05.2020'
Vita Popova
Niagara Falls, the Statue of Liberty, the Attacking Bull, Times Square and Brooklyn Bridge are five of New York City’s most popular attractions that you can visit without leaving your home. A list of webcasts from around the world has been published on its page in Facebook Blue Ocean Travel Agency.
While the quarantine lasts in New York and it is not possible to personally visit the popular sights of the state, there is a way out. You can go on a virtual trip! Of course, this will not replace a live presence, but it will give you the opportunity to see the famous locations from a different angle and do it completely free of charge, while avoiding the crowds of the same curious.
So, five of the most interesting places in New York State that you can visit virtually:
Niagara Falls is one of the wonders of the world, and it is located in New York! This is the most famous natural attraction in the whole state. Niagara Falls is lit every night. Backlight colors change throughout the year.
For decades, this attraction has attracted visitors from all over the world. All you need to explore this historic place is to press a button. Enjoy breathtaking views of the waterfall without leaving the walls of your home.
You can learn more about New York's parks with the most beautiful waterfalls. here.
The Statue of Liberty is considered a symbol not only of New York, but of the whole of America!
It can be viewed from all angles directly from home. You will even be able to see what has been forbidden to visit the public since 1916 - a viewing platform on a torch, access to which was limited for security reasons. You can also see with your own eyes the giant crown and the face of the statue.
By the way, not everyone knows that the full name of the Statue of Liberty sounds like “Liberty Enlightening the World”.
Find out who is behind the creation of this attraction, you can in this material.
An “attacking bull” weighing 3,2 tons appeared in front of the New York Stock Exchange on December 15, 1989. Its author is an American of Italian descent Arturo di Modica. He cast a bull in bronze and installed it in Manhattan with his own money and on his own initiative. According to the artist, the bull is the personification of the strength and power of the Americans who defeated the financial crisis of 1987. The master worked on the creation of sculpture for two years. He set her face to the stock exchange on the night of December 15, along with assistants on the Broad Street dividing strip - under the Christmas tree. You can learn more about the author of the work and the process of creating the sculpture. here.
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By the way, “Attacking Bull” is fighting for the title of New York’s most famous landmark with the Statue of Liberty itself. Watch tourists posing with the Wall Street icon while you sit at home!
Invites you to a virtual tour of the most visited place in New York: Times Square! Webcams broadcast everything that happens at the famous location.
This square is located in the heart of Theater District, at the intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue in New York. It is considered a symbol of the city and the United States. The second name of the square is the Crossroads of the World. About 50 million tourists visit this place annually.
You are given the opportunity to go on a virtual trip without the presence of noisy crowds. By the way, this attraction is not too favored by locals, why - read in this material.
Brooklyn Bridge is New York's most famous and longest suspension bridge. At the end of the XNUMXth century, it became a miracle of technological progress for the world. The bridge today does not cease to amaze with the beauty of its neo-Gothic style.
Brooklyn Bridge was considered a national historical landmark in 1964, although it became a symbol of New York long before that. Since the 1980s, the bridge has been illuminated in the dark. At night, its graceful architecture looks very different than during the day. The best way to make sure of this is to see everything with your own eyes!
Recall that the official opening date of the bridge is May 24, 1883. So soon the famous landmark will turn 137 years old.
You can find out a lot of interesting facts about the legendary building. in this material.
