_St. Michael's Monastery_, or Monastery of the Passionist Fathers, on west bank above Elysian Fields; distinguished by large dome and towers of the St. Paul (London) style of architecture. This dome is 300 feet high, and its summit is 515 feet above the Hudson. _42d Street Pier._ Midway to the dwellers of Greater New York and convenient to all Elevated, Subway and Trolley Lines. _Weehawken_, on the west bank, about opposite 50th Street. Near the river bank was the scene of the Hamilton and Burr duel, 1804. _Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument_, 89th Street, New York. Dedicated May 30, 1902. Corner stone laid in 1900 by President Roosevelt when Governor. _Columbia University._ Stately buildings on east bank. _St. Luke's Hospital._ Beautiful dome in the distance southeast of college. _The Cathedral of St. John the Divine_, now in construction, will be one of the finest structures in the world. _General Grant's Tomb_ at Riverside Drive and 123d Street. _129th Street Pier._ Above this landing is the Steel Viaduct of the Boulevard Drive. * * * The land that from the rule of kings In freeing us itself made free, Our old world sister to us brings Her sculptured dream of liberty. _John G. Whittier._ * * * _Carmansville_ (where Audubon, the ornithologist lived), a city suburb at 152d Street. _Trinity Cemetery_, 152d Street, and above this Audubon Park. _Old Fort Washington_ once crowned the hills on the east bank. Fort Lee was almost opposite on the southern point of the Palisades. _Stewart Castle_, east bank, formerly owned by A. T. Stewart. _University of City of New York_ with dome, in distance. _Inwood._ Station on the Hudson River Railroad, above the heights. Place once known as Tubbie Hook. _Palisades_, on west bank, extend fifteen miles from Fort Lee to Piermont, a sheer wall of trap rock from 300 to 500 feet high. _Spuyten Duyvil_, on east bank northern boundary of Manhattan Island. _Site of Fort Independence_, east bank, on height north of Spuyten Duyvil. _Riverdale Station._ Station on the Hudson River Railroad above Spuyten Duyvil. Yonkers rising on the green slope to the north; and the Palisades blending in the far distance with green headlands of the Ramapo Range. _Convent of Mount St. Vincent._ The gray, castle-like structure in front, was once the home of Edwin Forrest. _Yonkers_, seventeen miles from Battery. _Greystone_, on east bank, crowning hill, about one and a half miles north of Yonkers. Once property of Samuel J. Tilden. _Hastings_, pleasant village on east bank. _Indian Head_ (510 feet), opposite Hastings, highest point of Palisades. _Dobb's Ferry_, on east bank, named after an old Swedish ferryman. _Cottinet Place_, on east bank, built of stone brought from France. Easily distinguished by light shade through trees.