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Secret New York oddities

The Freedom Tunnel, Upper West Side, New York City

From a butcher shop that was once a gangster hideaway to subway stations that are now abandoned, travellers to the Big Apple can often find magic in the mundane.
20 November 2012

A new New York, just up the Hudson

The sprawling Mohonk Mountain House resort in New Paltz

Squeezed out by New York City’s real estate prices, the arts have moved into places that industry left vacant, joining the Hudson Valley’s natural, culinary and historic drawcards.
Read more… 05 October 2012

Exploring New York’s Erie Canal

New York's Erie Canal

With 524 miles of hand-dug waterway to paddle, 234 historic urban centres to explore and more than 100 excellent wineries to tipple at, this little-known region is full of charm.
Read more… 02 October 2012

Fictional Footsteps

The Great Gatsby’s Gold Coast

Old Westbury Gardens on New York’s Long Island

Explore the decadent mansions of the moneyed north shore of New York’s Long Island, which served as the setting for F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel.
Read more… 01 October 2012

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