This three-tiered view shows: a pretty pond, with waterfall; the unusual Irish Hunger Memorial; and the Embassy Suites in back.
The Memorial commemorates the many Irish who immigrated during the potato famines, and you can walk through it freely with your kids. You'll first enter a tunnel, with audio about famines, and quotations written on the walls; you'll proceed through the authentic ruins of 19th century cottage, brought stone by stone from County Mayo. A path continues upward through native grass and other greenery, to views of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. (Read more.)
