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Country: United States
State/Province: NY
Starting Point: Corona, Queens, Cigi Bike Shop
Turnaround/Midpoint: Vanderbilt Motorway
Destination: Flushing
Club Affiliation: The Big Apple
Website address:
www.toursbybike.com
Contact Email Address:
tours@toursbybike.com
Ride Description:
In Flushing Meadow Park, ride by the remnants of two World's Fairs, the Unique Unisphere, the controversial Arthur Ashe statue as well as a lovely Botanical Garden with active bee hives. See the extrordinary Panorama of New York City, the largest 3-D model of an urban area in the United States. Onward to Flushing, where you will probably feel like you are on the crowded streats of Hong Kong - as you pass by a Hindu temple and a classic Muslim mosque. Visit the Browne House, the 17th century birthplace of religious freedom in the new world nearby the only remaining velodrome in New York City. Ride along the remains of the Vanderbilt Motorway, the first "modern" highway of the 20th century, which once witnessed auto races of nearly 50 miles pher hour! Eat in a food court of fast food Asian take-outs, featuring shabu-shabu! (An only in the Big Apple experience tour).
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