spangler tours Best Milkshake: It s close, but I m giving this one to Taylor s Refresher. Both it and Burger Joint

The 19th-floor Top of the M ark r estaurant/bar offers a S unday br unch and keeps coloring spangler tours books on hand for small guests who like to keep busy. It s been a landmark since 1939, and many non-guests make their way up to gawk at the vie w from the panoramic windows. With a prix-fixe gourmet dinner and dancing on w eekend evenings to a liv e orchestra, you needn t stray far fr om the kiddies to enjo y a lively night out on the town.

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