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New York City - Nearby Destinations
Tourist destinations to consider near New York City are listed below. Click on any name for complete information.
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Long Island
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Population: 2.6 million
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Long Island, at 118 miles long and 12 to 20 miles wide in certain
areas, juts out of the state of New York and extends into New York
Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. It is considered a very affluent area. |
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Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown
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Population: 12,000
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It was the home of Washington Irving and the topic of his tale The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow; it is the final resting place of such
American greats as Andrew Carnegie and William Rockefeller; and it was
the capture site of conspirator Major John Andre, cohort to the
traitor Benedict Arnold. Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, once known as
North Tarrytown, are one of the greatest draws to tourism in the
Hudson River Valley. |
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Yonkers
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Population: 200,000
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Yonkers has earned its stars historically as a major industrial city;
and it remains today as the fourth largest city in New York state, a
top manufacturing center, and home to over 200,000 people. Its
population portrays the true meaning of America as a ‘melting pot’
with its diverse ethnic cultures derived from a long history of
immigration. |
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