This summer, on August 21, the residents of America will have a unique opportunity to see a total solar Eclipse, the first since 1979. The astronomical event occurs because the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on our planet. To see the Eclipse in all its glory, you need to be in the right place at the right time, so as not throughout the US,…

The small picturesque town of Hyde Park is situated in Dutchess County, new York. It lies near the river Hudson North of Poughkeepsie. Part of the town consists of three parts: Hyde Park, Staatsburg and Haviland. This place is a popular tourist destination due to the fact that the town is the birthplace of the 32nd President of the United States – Franklin Delano Roosevelt. His house is included in…

Good news for those who are going on vacation and no idea how to do the same on the road without her beloved laptop. Airlines Emirates and Turkish airlines joined Etihad in overcoming the ban on the transportation of laptops and other gadgets, larger mobile phones, introduced in the U.S. in March. The ban only covered 180 airlines serving 280 airports in 105 countries. However, on 28 June, the Department…

The new York hide from the prying eyes of many treasures, but they are hidden deep. One has only to dig a little deeper, and the inquiring mind will reveal the treasure. A real jewel in the crown of the state shines the estate Lyndhurst. The mansion, built in the style of Gothic revival, located in the town of Tarrytownnear the Hudson river.   source: flickr It was designed by…

Gardens old Westbury (Old Westbury Gardens) — a luxurious mansion, included in the national register of historic places, was once the home of John Phipps and his family: wife and four children. Magnificent mansion in the style of the era of king Charles II is the brainchild of an English architect George Crawley. It is surrounded by 200 acres of landscaped gardens in the classical style, landscape parks, woodlands, ponds…

Representatives of the Department of homeland security on Wednesday will unveil the enhanced requirements for security measures for foreign flights arriving to the United States from other countries to avoid the extension of the ban on the carriage of portable electronics in the cabin of the aircraft. The solution is not to introduce new restrictions on laptops and other gadgets is an incentive for U.S. airlines, which are concerned that…

Kykuit, the estate is a prominent landmark of the Hudson valley. Tourists come there to take a look at the amazing architectural structure, remarkable gardens, art and spectacular scenery. This Paradise on the top of the hill for many years was home to four generations of the Rockefeller family beginning with the philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil. His business acumen made him the richest man in America…

Lower Manhattan is the southern part of the main island of new York city. The first European settlement in this part of the present metropolis was founded by the Dutch in 1626. In the beginning of XX century it was intensively built up, however, this does not mean that the prints of the XIX century, was completely razed to the Big Apple. On the stretch from Battery Park to Madison…

Central Park is without doubt one of the best attractions of new York. This place is admired by tourists to him with particular warmth are locals, turning Central Park into the heart and soul of the city. There you can find not only lawns, trees and picnic areas. We have prepared for you a small list of what you can do in one of the most famous parks in the…

Estate of Bartow-Pell is a historic house Museum, located in the Northern part of the Pelham Park Bay in the Bronx. The mansion is the last surviving mansion built in the mid-nineteenth century in the heart of Pelham Bay. The long and noble story of the house and Bartow-Pell begins in 1654when Thomas Pell, an Englishman and a doctor from Connecticut, bought land from the Indians Siwanoy. King Charles II…