
Governors Island National Monument, New York
Easily viewed from lower Manhattan, 172-acre Governors Island was long barred to visitors before being acquired from the U.S. Coast Guard and (partially) opened as a park in 2003.

Easily viewed from lower Manhattan, 172-acre Governors Island was long barred to visitors before being acquired from the U.S. Coast Guard and (partially) opened as a park in 2003.