Hostelling International

Amsterdam Avenue between 103rd and 104th Street

The largest youth hostel in North America, Hostelling International NY occupies a beautiful building on Amsterdam Ave, which is on the National Register of Historic Places and a designated New York City Landmark. Built for the Association Residence for Respectable Aged and Indigent Females in 1881, the building was designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt, who also designed the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty and the facade and Great Hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Today, the hostel is a neighborhood institution that hosts many community meetings, history talks, and concerts in addition to bringing thousands of visitors to the Bloomingdale area.

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