Make New York Home

If outdoor recreation is more your style, then New York has the park to end all parks right downtown, Central Park. One hundred percent man made, the park is an escape from the bustle of the city right in the city.

With attractions like Strawberry Fields, named in memorial of John Lennon, Shakespeareís Garden in which only flowers mentioned in his works are planted, and afterwards dinner at the Tavern on the Green.

For something more rural, visit Catskill Park where the hardwood forest is still home to bears, coyotes, bobcats and porcupine to name a few. Or try the Adirondack Forest Preserve, over 2.6 million acres of protected land for adventure. Established in 1882 by legislature in New York as a safe haven for trees from high traffic mining, lumber and paper industries prevalent in the area at the time.

Another historical must see is the Statue of Liberty, given to us in 1886 by France as a token of goodwill. She is not only a symbol of freedom and democracy, but also a symbol of friendship. In fact, much about her is symbolic, the seven rays of her crown represent the seven seas and continents of the world.