New York and New Jersey Flashcards
america’s most populous city
new york
state capital of new york state
albany
best known for its beach cities and famous for gambling
atlantic city
world’s most famous statue
statue of liberty
can be accessed by a ferry from battery park
ellis island
higher levels afford the best views of manhattan
empire state building
new york’s most graceful structures and important world forum
united nations
city of tomorrow, famous for skating rink
rockefeller center
one of america’s largest theaters
radio city music hall
renovated riverside restau and shopping area
south street seaport
what greenwich village used to look like
soho
superb during the day, not advisable at night
central park
where the twin towers were destroyed by terrorists, often visited memorial site
ground zero
aka american rhine, pictureque route just north of ny
hudson river alley
captures the world of washington irving’s legend of sleepy hollow
tarry-town
us military academy
west point
known for its vanderbilt mansion and home of franklin roosevelt
hyde park
eastward from ny and paralleling the south new england coast, features excellent beaches etc
long island
known for its old time entertainment
catskill mountain area
artists’ community, was a site of the legendary 60’s rock music festival
woodstock
huge stark complex of govt buildings
albany
six million acres of camp sites, chasms, fishing, hiking trails
adirondack mountains
ski resort area that hosted the winter olympics
lake placid
many pleasing vistas, homes and mansions
thousand islands
delights photographers with its waterfalls, scenic vistas, 600 miles shorelines
finger lakes
glass and factory museum
corning
gorge and auto racing
watkins glen
beautiful falls
niagara falls
best known town along the shore, half a dozen amusment areas
wildwood
well known place where many rock performers became famous
asbury park
collection of well preserved victorian buildings and houses
cape may
with impressive aquarium
camden
