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New York Sports Museum Opens in Neighborhood of 2001 Terror Attacks


21 May 2008
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A new attraction is open in Lower Manhattan, the Sports Museum of America is the first museum to showcase the history of all sports in America
The Sports Museum of America, located in Lower Manhattan, is the first museum to showcase the history of all sports in America

America has more than 1,000 art museums, 35 aviation museums, and even a museum dedicated to rock 'n roll music. Now a new kind of museum is opening its doors in downtown Manhattan. Its location near the former World Trade Center site is part of an effort to revitalize the neighborhood left economically depressed after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. VOA's Nathan King reports.

 

 

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