"A walk across its promenade—a boardwalk elevated above the roadway, shared by pedestrians, in-line skaters, and cyclists—takes about 40 minutes and delivers exhilarating views." Full review

"When it was completed in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was a marvel of civil engineering—the longest suspension bridge in the world."

"A New York icon, the Brooklyn Bridge was the world’s first steel suspension bridge." Full review

"A stroll along this span is an only-in-New York experience that provides an up-close sense of the city's true grandeur." Full review

"The granddaddy of them all. Walking toward Manhattan at sunset is as good as it gets."

"A stroll across the 5,989-foot-long bridge is a quintessential New York experience." Full review

"This famed structure was one of the great engineering triumphs of the 19C." Full review

"A hybrid cable-stayed suspension bridge and one of the oldest of its kind, the Brooklyn Bridge, which connects Manhattan and Brooklyn over the East River." Full review

"While the majority of tourists usually walk across the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan, you'll get better views if you enter and walk from the Brooklyn side." Full review

"“A drive-through cathedral" is how the journalist James Wolcott once described the Brooklyn Bridge, one of New York's noblest and most recognized landmarks, perhaps rivaling Walt Whitman's comment that it was "the best, most effective medicine my soul has yet partaken" Full review

"The island's main building, now a national monument, reopened in 1990 as the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, which is divided into four major exhibit areas." Full review

"Roughly 12 million immigrants passed through this island as they entered America from the late 1800s through the mid-1950s, sometimes at the rate of thousands a day."

"See America through the eyes of the 12 million immigrants that entered through Ellis Island." Full review

"Trace the history of U.S. immigration with a visit to the three floors of objects, photographs and interactive displays housed on the famous island next door to Lady Liberty herself." Full review

"Ellis Island is situated about halfway between lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor." Full review

"Free ranger-guided tours take in the Baggage Room, the "Peopling of America" exhibit, and the remarkable 30-minute documentary "Island of Hope, Island of Tears" in the theatre room." Full review

"You can just glimpse Ellis Island when you stand on the shores of Battery Park...take one of the Statue Cruises ferries over for a visit." Full review

"One of New York’s most moving sights, the restored Ellis Island opened in 1990, slightly north of Liberty Island." Full review

"An icon of mythical proportions for the descendents of those who passed through here, this island and its hulking building served as New York’s main immigration station from 1892 until 1954." Full review