The Music Box Theatre is located in Manhattan on Broadway. The entertainment venue opened in 1921 with Humphrey Bogart starring in the first production, Cradle Snatchers. The smaller Broadway theater house has hosted productions like The Man Who Came to Dinner, Of Mice and Men, Wait Until Dark, A Few Good Men, The Diary of Anne Frank, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lend Me a Tenor and many more. The theater lobby showcases the history of the Music Box.
For a New York City history lesson, skip the text book and head straight to the source at the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives. The archives were established in an effort to collect, preserve and make available primary information chronicling the social and political history of New York City. The archives serve researchers, journalists, students, exhibit planners and others. Some documents the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives has in its possession include papers of several mayors, the records of the New York City Council, the New York City Housing Authority, the piano maker Steinway & Sons and a Queens History Collection.
Feast your eyes on a little piece of history at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden. This attraction is a collection of architecturally significant buildings from the 19th century and was once a home for sailors. The 83-acre Snug Harbor is comprised of 26 buildings, built in the styles of Greek Revival, Beaux Arts, Italianate and Victorian. This National Historic Landmark District is considered to be the "crown jewel" of Staten Island.
Take a look back into American history as you explore the Fraunces Tavern Museum. The museum shines a light on New York City's role in the American Revolution, as the city was the site of much of the war. The building that houses the museum was built in 1719, and is the site where George Washington gave his farewell address to the Continental Army.