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Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York

Sculpture of a woman holding a wreath, Green-Wood Cemetery, New York

If you've visited New York before, you've probably already shopped till you dropped and seen all the sights Manhattan has to offer. Maybe a trip a little further afield is in order - to Brooklyn, the borough of kings. There's no shortage of attractions, and many have the added advantage of being easy on the pocket.

Among them is Green-Wood Cemetery, which once rivalled Niagara Falls as one of North America's most popular places to visit. While it may not have the same spooky charms as London's famous Highgate Cemetery, its beautiful landscaping inspired the later developments of Central Park and Brooklyn's own Prospect Park.

Looking for Lola Montez

Lola Montes by Joseph Karl Stieler (1831). 
Nymphenburg Palace, Munich 

Courtesan, adventuress, dancer, and bigamist: Lola Montez is one of Irish history's most colourful women.  In an age when most women were dutiful wives and mothers, she travelled to four continents and her entanglements led to the downfall of a monarch.