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Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Maps vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Why Visit The Bronx? 1
6. Part I: Attractions
7. The New York Botanical Garden 5
8. The Bronx Zoo 12
9. Yankee Stadium 18
10. Wave Hill and the Mansions of Riverdale 23
11. Van Cortlandt Park and the Van Cortlandt House 31
12. The Bronx County Building: The Art of Democracy 42
13. The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage: Poverty and Poetry 50
14. Woodlawn Cemetery: Beauty for Eternity 54
15. The Valentine-Varian House: A Legacy of the Revolution 59
16. Pelham Bay Park: The Riviera of New York City 64
17. The Hall of Fame for Great Americans 76
18. The Bronx Museum of the Arts 92
19. Part II: Walking Tours
20. City Island: New England in The Bronx 97
21. Belmont: New York’s Real Little Italy 111
22. The Grand Concourse Historic District: Art Deco Delights 117
23. Valentine to Poe: A Tour of Cultural Discovery 131
24. In the Footsteps of Edgar Allan Poe 144
25. Marvelous Mott Haven 153
26. Part III: Places to Go, Things to See
27. Museums in The Bronx 171
28. Art Galleries in The Bronx 177
29. Professional Musical and Theatrical Performance Venues 183
30. Tours and Events 186
31. Where to Stay 188
32. Index 193
33. About the Authors 207