Jun 24th, 2009 at 1:00PM: With so many drinking options in New York, it's easy to get dizzy with all the choices. Here at Undiscovered New York, we've covered some of the Big Apple's many drinking dens before. But there's something particularly special about drinking in New York in Summer. Nothing better epitomizes those balmy nights than holding a chilled highball glass or beer in hand, watching as a fiery orange dusk ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Undiscovered New York: Best rooftop bars
Jun 24th, 2009 at 1:00PM: With so many drinking options in New York, it's easy to get dizzy with all the choices. Here at Undiscovered New York, we've covered some of the Big Apple's many drinking dens before. But there's something particularly special about drinking in New York in Summer. Nothing better epitomizes those balmy nights than holding a chilled highball glass or beer in hand, watching as a fiery orange dusk ...Smoke and eat in New York - at the same time
Jan 8th, 2009 at 5:00PM: There are two types of attraction in New York. The surface stuff – like a visit to the Empire State Building and a walk through Times Square – show up in just about every guidebook you can imagine. Dig a little deeper, and you'll find the array of experiences that appeal to both locals and visitors, the destinations and events that often escape notice. The cigar dinners at tobacconist ...Undiscovered New York - Exploring Koreatown
Jan 7th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Like many other large cities, you might already know that New York has a large and continuously growing Chinatown. Yet in a city that is home to more than 100 distinct immigrant groups, it's also home to a surprisingly diverse assortment of residents from homes across the Asian continent. One strip of authentic Asian culture that tends to get overshadowed by Chinatown is Koreatown, its ...Photo of the Day (12.30.08)
Dec 30th, 2008 at 8:00PM: With my voyage to New York early tomorrow morning comes a wealth of baggage -- more than I'm packing in the overhead compartment. A new year. A new beginning. Loss, fear, a look into my heart, passions and life. In my many travel experiences, I have never been let down by the City, somehow always warm, moving and willing to swallow my worries, loves and hates among its streets, alleys and ...A new era for zeppelin travel?
Jul 7th, 2008 at 11:00AM: Do you remember reading about the Hindenburg disaster in history class? You know, that giant blimp that burst into flames in New Jersey in 1936 1937, killing all most of the passengers onboard? For the fledgling blimp tourism industry of the 1930's, that was pretty much the end of the line. However, according to recent news, the blimp is experiencing a resurgence as a trendy new vehicle for the ...The Skyscraper Museum Pays Tribute to the Tall and Taller
Sep 25th, 2007 at 11:15AM: We've posted about a few of the tallest buildings in the world. The latest, Mexico's Torre Bicentenerio is still in the planning stage. In New York City, the place where skyscrapers first defined the magnificence of a city's architectural skyline, The Skyscraper Museum is where to find out details about Manhattan's skyscraper history, as well as the tallest wonders of other countries.
Through ...Dubai is Getting Taller in One Spot
Sep 14th, 2007 at 2:17PM: Dubai's tallest building, the Burj Dubai has finally reached the height of being the tallest one in the world, and it's not finished. Now it stands at 1,831.5 feet tall (555 meters), just a bit taller than the CN Tower in Toronto (1,824.9) which was the largest free standing structure. The once tallest building, the Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, lost it's first place standing in July. Oh, well. In ...
