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Portico Favorite
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While it’s a great activity year-round, its proximity to the Hudson River means you’ll want to bundle up in the winter! It can also get very crowded on nice summer weekends.
GENERAL INFORMATION
A raised, 1.45-mile (2.33 km) long abandoned train track on Manhattan’s West End that was transformed into a mixed-use public park in 2009.
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
View full review from Atlas Obscura
Built atop a former elevated railway, the High Line quickly became one of New York’s most popular parks.
View full review from Condé Nast Traveler
“To walk on the High Line,” says Friends of the High Line cofounder Joshua David, “is to experience New York from a vantage point that can’t be touched anywhere else.”
View full review from Travel + Leisure
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