The original homeland of the Iroquois was in upstate New York between the Adirondack Mountains and Niagara Falls.
Read about Fort Ticonderoga during the Revolutionary War.
In New York Harbor, Ellis Island was the landing spot for more than 12 million immigrants to the United States.
When completed in 1931 the Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world--one-fifth of a mile high!
The Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883 and was the largest suspension bridge in the world.
She fought hard to end slavery in the years before the Civil War and battled to improve the political status of women.
The Brooklyn Expedition is an educational website jointly created by the Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn Museum of Art and Brooklyn Public Library. It is a highly interactive and visually driven site designed for students, their teachers and families.
Go below the streets of New York City and marvel at what it takes to pump life into 'the city that never sleeps.
Explore the Catskill Region
Gore Mountain is famous for its large garnet ore.
Things To Do-Other Sites
Read about the New York State Quarter and print
out the color page.
