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Hours of Operation and Location
Tours of the United Nations Headquarters complex are held every day and start at 30-minute intervals. Tours are held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. During the months of January and February, the UN buildings are closed on the weekends. Tours are conducted in approximately 20 languages and wheelchairs are available for tours. Tour prices are: adults, $10.00; seniors, $7.50; high school and college students, $6.50; children in first through eighth grades, $5.50. No children under the age of five are allowed on the tours. To make a reservation, which is only required for twelve or more people, call 212-963-4440. For tour information, call 212-963-TOUR(8687). The Visitor’s Entrance to the United Nations is located on First Avenue at 46th Street, New York.

One of America’s most colorful and best-remembered Presidents, President Teddy Roosevelt was known for his adventurousness, big game hunting, rough riders, robust and macho physique and political dealings. Tours of the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace center on its period rooms, restored to reflect their original appearance between 1865 and 1872. These rooms are the parlor room, the library, the family room, the living room, the dining room and the master bedroom. Read the rest of this entry »

Teddy Roosevelt’s Early Life
Teddy Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 and spent the first fourteen years of his life growing up in a typical New York City brownstone in New York City’s most fashionable residential district. When Teddy turned fourteen the Roosevelt family sold this original Teddy Roosevelt home and took a full year tour of Europe. Upon returning from Europe, the family purchased and moved into a home on 6 West 57th Street in New York City. Read the rest of this entry »

Teddy Roosevelt’s Health Problems and Dreams
Teddy was a sickly child with serious asthma and unable to attend school on a regular basis. But Teddy had Theodore Roosevelt Dining Rooma capable and curious mind and learned to read at an early age. Avidly reading books on nature, adventure and history, he dreamed about the outdoor life and idolized the heroes of history and literature about whom he read.

Teddy Roosevelt’s Health Improves
When he was about 12 his health began to take a turn for the better. To help him further improve his father challenged him saying: “You have the mind, but you haven’t got the body. To do all with your mind, you must make your body match it.” To help Teddy create the body that would match his mind, his father installed a gymnasium in the back of their house. Read the rest of this entry »

Teddy Roosevelt Rough Rider and President
His health improved Teddy Roosevelt became a cowboy in the Dakotas in the 1880’s, a colonel of the Rough Riders regiment during the Spanish-American War, and a hunter naturalist on three continents. In 1901 on the death of President William McKinley, Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Master Bedroombecame the 26th President of The United States.

Hours of Operation and Location
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is located at 28 East 20th Street, New York City. For information on visiting hours or to arrange for groups visits call (212) 260-1616. There is a small admission fee.

For more information call (212) 260-1616.

It’s very peculiar that one of New York City’s most venerable dining places was founded in the late 1800s to house sheep. The famous Tavern on the Green in Central Park was in fact built to house sheep in 1870 and wasn’t converted to serve the Big Apple as a restaurant until 1934. Legendary New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia opened the restaurant with a brass key. Throughout the years, Tavern on the Green became a favorite dining spot for New York City powerbrokers, celebrities and other well-to-do clients.

Half a Million Diners Can’t Be Wrong
Today, owner Warner LeRoy and Executive Chef Gary Cole offer fine dining in a wonderful environment of greenery, fine paintings, etched glass and mirrors, chandeliers and hand-cut rafters. LeRoy is also the owner of the restored Russian Tea Room, another legendary New York hotspot for fine dining. Read the rest of this entry »

Business Lunch
For the modern visitor or business traveler, Tavern on the Green has implemented a number of innovations in pace with the information age. The business lunch crowd can take advantage of the Tavern’s “Back to Business Lunch” which provides fine food and dining in under an hour, guaranteed. Business diners can talk about contracts or mergers with a large hour glass clock draining grains of sand to help keep time. Business lunch diners won’t be short changed on quality. Read the rest of this entry »