Washington Square Park
W 4th St to Waverly Pl, (between MacDougal St and University Pl), New York
Description:
Washington Square Park or Washington Square Park is another green holiday destination in a bustling concrete metropolis. Unlike other famous parks in New York in Washington Square in the first place you can meet not tourists, but students of New York University, located nearby. The park has its own bright tourist symbol - the triumphal arch. There are also monuments to George Washington and Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Washington Square Park is the oldest in New York City. Once there was a cemetery for slaves and victims of yellow fever. Deep under the park lies about 20,000 people to this day. However, now this park is a popular holiday destination for students and all residents of Manhattan.
In particular, Washington Square Park is loved by representatives of various subcultures, street artists and musicians. In September 2007, Barack Obama staged the largest rally in the history of the country as part of his first successful election campaign.