The building that houses the Fort Lee Museum was constructed of bluestone from the Palisades by Judge Moore in 1922. It sits atop land that served as an encampment for our troops, by order of General George Washington, during the Revolutionary War.

Fort Lee Historic Park is located atop a bluff of the Hudson Palisades overlooking Burdett's Landing in Fort Lee. Native Americans appear to have lived in the area for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. Site of George Washington's 1776 encampment...

The National Track and Field Hall of Fame located within the Armory Foundation (the former Fort Washington Avenue Armory) is a museum in New York. The stated goal of the Hall is to reflect upon, appreciate, and honor the past by saluting Americans who have made...

The American Academy of Arts and Letters is an honor society of 250 architects, composers, artists, and writers. Members of the Academy are elected for life and pay no dues. As vacancies occur, the Academicians nominate and elect new members. The honor of election is...

The Hispanic Society of America was founded on May 18, 1904, byArcher Milton Huntington (1870-1955).The Hispanic Society first opened its door in 1908 at the Beaux-Arts building on Audubon Terrace that still serves as its home.

This great museum for the younger set makes it fun to learn about the Native American. Children can enter a tipi, sit in a dugout canoe, touch the artifacts, play Indian games, and actively participate in learning about the life and culture of the American Indians.

Morris-Jumel Mansion, Manhattan's oldest house, was headquarters to General Washington in September and October of 1776. After Washington's departure, the Mansion played host to a succession of British and Hessian military leaders, served briefly as an inn for weary...

The Cloisters, the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe, was assembled from architectural elements that date from the 20th through the 15th century. The building and its cloistered gardens are treasures in...

Hamilton Grange National Memorial is a National Park Service site in St. Nicholas Park, New York City that preserves the early 19th-century home of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton

Built by William Dyckman in approximately 1784, this farmhouse was once the center of a thriving farm more than 250 acres in size. Dyckman Farmhouse, along with the smokehouse and reconstructed “Hessian Hut,” has been a public museum since 1916.