CITY HALL SUBWAY STATION

Opened in October 1904 for the first subway ride, City Hall was the original southern terminal station. It’s a magnificent structure with arched ceilings, lit naturally through several skylights and by electric chandeliers. You can briefly glimpse its Romanesque Revival architecture while travelling through it – trains no longer stop here – by taking the downtown #6 train, for R36 ($2,75). Hop on at any of the 40-odd stations on the line. For those who’d like to walk around this station, only members of the New York Transit Museum can go on a tour of it. These take place just 16 times a year and membership costs R452 ($35). See page 100