The Highline

Since i have been in New York, one of my favorite thing to do is explore the city. I've already spent days exploring the city and i probably havent even covered a quarter of the city. You could probably explore this city for a year and not see everything. So far i have been staying pretty close to touristy areas, but hope to be branching out from those places soon. One place that i have returned to three times is a place called the Highline.

The Highline is a mile and a half long park running adjacent to 10th Ave in NYC. What makes this place so cool is that it is a repurposed railway track. So while you are at this park you are two stories above the ground.

In 1934 the highline opened to non-passenger trains running from 34th street to Spring street. In 1980, the last train ran on the Highline. Then from the 1980's to the early 2000's, the Highline's fate wasundecided, wether they were gonna tear it down or preserve it in some way. Finally a park is decided on in 2006 and in June 2009 the park opens to the public.

The awesome thing about the Highline is that the designers built every section with different architecture and plants and that they incorporated the tracks into the design as much as possible. This park is often packed with tourists, but that doesnt stop it from being gorgeous. It kind of adds to the whole feel of the place. This park is awesome enough that people even have their wedding photos done here. It seems like its almost built for it.