See the real-life spots where the founding father left his mark and inspired the Broadway show.
The Stonewall Inn is just one of the many historic LGBTQ+ spots to visit in NYC, where the modern gay rights movement began.
Check out landmarks and venues across the five boroughs that help tell the story of Black history.
Along with exploring Lower Manhattan’s wealth of dining, shopping and nightlife options—not to mention beautiful hotels—visitors to the neighborhood can take the time to discover the area’s heritage sites. Fast-forward from the New Amsterdam settlements to more than a century later—the colonists have won the American Revolutionary War, and General George Washington bids his officers adieu at Fraunces Tavern. Patriot Tours, a company that loyally leads visitors and residents through Lower Manhattan's history every day, stops at Fraunces Tavern and other landmarks on its various expeditions devoted to Revolutionary times and historical sights. 

The National Museum of the American Indian, housed in a Beaux-Arts building that was originally the US Custom House, is the starting point for a number of great downtown tours. Of course, Lower Manhattan was also the site of a more somber piece of history. The 9/11 Memorial is a tribute to the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and February 26, 1993, at the World Trade Center in NYC, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. 

As it should be clear by now, the City has a rich history of architecture, and The Municipal Art Society of New York focuses on that aspect of NYC.
Celebrate women’s history month by honoring these prominent New Yorkers.
These locations in Brooklyn have historical significance in the movement of freedom for Black people.
Across the five boroughs, a handful of Black communities thrived before the Civil War.
Visit these Dutch colonial houses for a look at the architecture and daily lives of NYC’s early European inhabitants.
Download free walking tours of NYC history, including "This Hallowed Ground: Slavery in New York" and "The New York Freedom Trail."
Jazz legend Louis Armstrong's former Queens home now serves as a tribute to his life and legacy.
LGBTQ+-owned and -operated walking tour company inspired by the deep history and invigorating stories of the LGBTQ+ community in NYC and across the globe.
New York Historical Tours provides first class private guided experiences throughout New York City.
The center preserves the history of the free African American communities of Weeksville, Brooklyn.
This historic attraction was the site of a significant conference during the Revolutionary War.
The Tenement Museum is a portrait of immigrant life in 19th- and early 20th-century New York City.
Though few associate NYC with America's federal government, Wall Street is where it all began.
This landmarked farmhouse, built in 1785, is a museum celebrating the history of Queens.
This monument honors the free and enslaved Africans who were buried in Lower Manhattan.
The American Family Immigration History Center at Ellis Island, an archive of more than 65 million Port of New York passenger arrival records and 900 ship pictures circa 1820–1957, allows you to explore your family’s arrival in America.
The Museum of the City of New York captures the spell the City casts to a T.
Founded in 1863 as the Brooklyn Historical Society, the center preserves the borough's 400-year history.
Part of the Smithsonian, the NMAI displays exhibitions on Native cultures of the western hemisphere.
Preserves and promotes the heritage of this diverse, proud borough, and it runs a research library, historical archive and two museums.
This National Historic Landmark—the last remaining 19th-century estate in the Bronx’s Pelham Bay—is a cultural and educational institution that houses a museum and lush gardens.
History buffs can walk the oak and pine floors of this lovely Bronx building and learn about the history of the borough.
New York City has long been the world’s most dynamic and desirable destination, but this is a moment you don’t want to miss.
Find captions and credits for our video that celebrates the City’s enduring contributions that shaped our nation and influenced the world.
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