Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The first things visitors to New York's iconic Grand Central need to know is that it's not a train station.
Because the massive train yard is the end of every line that arrives,
it's more appropriately -- and accurately -- called Grand Central
Terminal.
The name is just one of the many "hidden" secrets visitors to the terminal can find on a tour of the historic building, which opened to the public on February 2, 1913. While visitors can't access some of restricted areas, HuffPost Travel went behind the scenes.
The name is just one of the many "hidden" secrets visitors to the terminal can find on a tour of the historic building, which opened to the public on February 2, 1913. While visitors can't access some of restricted areas, HuffPost Travel went behind the scenes.
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