"ON THE TOWN"

Let's do a little sight-seeing today.

We can check out the Planetarium and a couple fantastic Museums.



The Hayden Planetarium, on 81st street and Central Park West.
Of New York's many interesting sights, perhaps the most popular is the new Hayden Planetarium.  Here, under a vast dome is spread the whole drama of the Heavens by means of the Zeiss Projector which shows light images of the thousands of stars that are visible to the naked eye.  Each presentation is accompanied by a lecture on astronomy, and the planetarium becomes at once a school, a theatre and a motion picture where man presents the Universe.

American Museum of Natural History, located at 77th Street and Central Park West, was founded in 1869 as a museum and library of natural history.  Among the exhibits are numerous animal and bird groups, dinosaur skeletons, Mexican and Peruvian material, extensive  collections of gems, jades, ivories and amber.  The right wing is the new Roosevelt Memorial Hall.

Metropolitan Museum of Art this is one of New York's most interesting show places.  It is located in Central Park at 5th Avenue and 82nd Street.  In its collections are priceless paintings, statuary, tapestries, armor, jewels and furniture.