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During your Newark vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:
Queens Museum of Art
One way to see New York in the shortest time (albeit without the street life) is to visit the Panorama, created for the 1939 World's Fair, an enormous building-for-building architectural model of New York City complete with an airplane that takes off from LaGuardia Airport. The 9,335-square-foot Gotham City is the largest model of its kind in the world, with 895,000 individual structures built on a scale of 1 inch = 100 feet. A red-white-and-blue ribbon is draped mournfully over the Twin Towers, which still stand in this Big Apple.Also on permanent display is a collection of Tiffany glass manufactured at Tiffany Studios in Queens between 1893 and 1938. The Contemporary Currents series features rotating exhibits focusing on the works of a single artist, often with an international theme (suitable to New York's most diverse borough). History buffs should take note of the museum's NYC Building, which housed the United Nation's General Assembly from 1946 to 1952. Rotating art exhibitions, tours, lectures, films, and performances are part of the program, making this a very strong museum on all fronts.
Museum of the City of New York
A wide variety of objects -- costumes, photographs, prints, maps, dioramas, and memorabilia -- trace the history of New York City from its beginnings as a humble Dutch colony in the 16th century to its present-day prominence. Two outstanding permanent exhibits are the re-creation of John D. Rockefeller's master bedroom and dressing room, and the space devoted to Broadway!, a history of New York theater. Kids will love New York Toy Stories, a permanent exhibit showcasing toys and dolls owned and adored by centuries of New York children. The permanent Painting the Town: Cityscapes of New York explores the changing cityscape from 1809 to 1997, and carries new profundity in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
El Museo del Barrio
What started in 1969 with a small display in a local school classroom in East Harlem is today the only museum in America dedicated to Puerto Rican, Caribbean, and Latin American art. The northernmost Museum Mile institution has a permanent exhibit ranging from pre-Columbian artifacts to photographic art and video. The display of santos de palo (wood-carved religious figurines) is especially worth noting, as is Taíno, Ancient Voyagers of the Caribbean, dedicated to the active, highly developed cultures that Columbus encountered when he landed in the "New World." The well-curated changing exhibitions tend to focus on 20th-century artists and contemporary subjects.
Sheraton Newark Airport Hotel
Nearby Airports: * Newark International Airport - 2 Miles * La Guardia Airport - 35 Miles * John F Kennedy International Airport - 45 Miles Nearby Cities: * Elizabeth - 5 Miles * East Rutherford - 9 Miles * Meadowlands - 9 Miles * Edison - 10 Miles * Manhattan - 13 Miles * Ft. Lee - 15 Miles * New Brunswick - 15 Miles * New York - 15 Miles * Staten Island - 15 Miles * East Brunswick - 15 Miles * ...
Comfort Suites Newark
The Comfort Suites Newark is 4 miles from Newark-Liberty Airport. We offer airport shuttle service, complimentary high speed internet, and meeting rooms available. Our hotel is close to restaurants, public transportation to New York City, theater, stadium, museums, and universities Shuttle Service available to Newark International Airport, 10.00 per person each way. On May 1, 2007, All Comfort Suites will be smoke ...
Holiday Inn NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
The Holiday Inn Newark Int®l Airport Hotel is a 412 room Hotel & Conference Center ideally located adjacent to the NJ super highway network, exit 14 off I-95, just 1 mi from the airport, 5 min. from downtown Newark and only 20 min. from New York City. All guest rooms feature free WiFi-High Speed Internet & 50 channels of satellite TV. Our 24hr Corner Cafe, Teddy®s Sports Lounge & Hunt Room Restaurant combine the convenience of Newark Int'l Airport with some of the area's best services ...
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