East Coast

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Boston | New York City | Philadelphia | Washington, D.C

Boston

• Boston Online
• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

New York

• CitySearch: New York
• Manhattan User's Guide - Info for residents as well as tourists
• NY.com
• NYC Arts Culture Guide and Calendar - Also, NYC Kids Arts
• NYC Index - Extensive list of links (December.com)
• Time Out New York

City Government:

• NYC.gov
• Public Advocate office

History:

• City Legacy

Museums:

• Guggenheim Museum
• Jewish Museum
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
• Tenement Museum

Neighborhoods:

• New York City Neighborhood Map (NYC Dept. of City Planning)

Newspapers and Magazines:

• New York Times
• New York Observer
• New York magazine
• The New Yorker
• PaperMag - Guide to the Downtown arts world

Restaurants:

• Pastrami Queen

Theatre:

• Broadway.com - Tickets for Broadway and London shows
• Internet Broadway Database - The IMDB of the Great White Way

Transportation:

• Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) - Subways, buses, trains in the city and out to Long Island
• NYC Subway - Complete guide to the New York subway system with lots of pictures of the trains and stations. Bonus: Guides to subway systems in other cities

Philadelphia

• City Tavern Restaurant - 18th Century food served where the Founders ate
• Franklin Institute - Science museum
• Independence National Historical Park - Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Franklin's house, etc.
• National Museum of American Jewish History
• Rosenbach Museum and Library - Books and manuscripts from the collection of the legendary dealer, A. S. W. Rosenbach. Also art collected by his brother, Philip

Washington, D.C

• Washington.org

Museums, etc.:

• Bureau of Engraving and Printing
• Corcoran Gallery of Art
• International Spy Museum
• National Gallery of Art
• Smithsonian Institution: Museums and Zoo
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• U.S. Capitol Building:
• History of the U.S. Capitol Building (Architect of the Capitol)
• House of Representatives History, Art, and Archives
• Senate Historical Office

Local History:

• Washingtoniana Collection, D.C. Public Library