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Morning
Begin late Sunday morning and take the No. 2 or No. 3 subway uptown to 135th Street and Lenox Avenue. Walk to 138th Street and turn west to hear the fabulous choir at the Abyssinian Baptist Church.
Continue west along 138th Street to see the fine 1890s homes of the St. Nicholas Historic District and stop on 8th Avenue to enjoy a gospel brunch at Londel’s Supper Club .
Afternoon
Retrace your steps to Lenox Avenue and head downtown to 125th Street to peruse the shops. Turn west for the famous Apollo Theater and excellent displays of African- American art at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Afterwards, stop for coffee at the Starbucks on Lenox Avenue at 125th Street.
Take the M60 bus to West 120th Street and Broadway. Walk down to Riverside Church for fine views over the Hudson River from the bell tower. Across the street is the monument honoring the 18th U.S. president, Ulysses S. Grant. At 116th Street, head east two blocks to Broadway and the entrance to Columbia University . One block east on Amsterdam Avenue is the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine with its immense interior. End the day with some good southern cooking at Miss Mamie’s (see Miss Maude’s/Miss Mamie’s) and return to Broadway for the No. 1 or No. 9 subway back downtown.
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