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An Offbeat BaedekerContinuedVIEWSIf you want to see more than iust one neighborhood, perhaps you would like to take a helicopter tour and get a unique view of the entire city. Various companies offer these rides and the price depends on the length of the ride. The cheapest ride costs about $10 and flies 16 miles in 5-7 minutes.ISLAND HELICOPTER CORP.Leaves from East 34th St. andRiverside Dr. 895-5372.NEW YORK AIRWAYS:Flights leave from World TradeCenter-Battery Park City Heliport, Newark, LaGuardia, andKennedy. 476-5656.PELHAM AIRWAYS SKYLINE TOUR: Leaves from Seaplane Terminal, East 23rd St.and Riverside Dr. 828-0420.INSOMNIACTOURSFor the insomniacs among you, the Friends of the Parks are offering two %u2018middle of the night tours%u2019 this summer. The first is an August 5 bicycle tour of Philadelphia which involves taking a 10:10 pm train to Philly, arriving there at 1:15 am, riding 15 miles to see various famous Philly sites, and breakfasting with the sunrise on the shore of the Deleware River. A second tour is being offered for the more stay-at-home type insomniacs. Interested persons will meet at Rockefeller Center at 2:15 am on Sunday August 19. The nightwalkers will then stroll 5 miles through various parts of the city including Central Park, and will stop to look at various sites. The tour will end with a picnic breakfast.BICYCLE TOUR: Be at PennStation by 9 pm on August 4 toload your bike onto Amtrak trainnumber 193 which leaves N.Y.at 10:10 pm; to reserve a placeon the tour send a $20 checkmade out to Greensward foundation to Friends of CentralPark, Lenox Hill P.O. Box 610New York, NY 10021 no laterthan July 18. UNI-9696.WALKING TOUR: Be atRockefeller Center across fromSaks Fifth Avenue on SundayAugust 19 at 2:15 am. Bring apicnic basket and wear decentwalking shoes. UNI-9696.SHOESTRINGAdventure on a Shoestring might be the answer for those New Yorkers who are willing and eager to do unusual things, but lack the organizational impetus. For a yearly membership of $25 and an additional charge of $2 per event (plus occasional surcharges), members can participate in approximately 300 events per year such as taking ballet classes in a private mansion, lunching in the UN delegates%u2019 dining room, and touring the Williamsburg Savings Bank. An average of 15 members fiend each event.ADVENTURE ON A SHOESTRING: 300 West 53rd St. NewYork, NY J0O19. 265-2663; $25per year plus $2 per event,sponsors unusual events.RAIL TOURSThe Long Island Railroad offers tours which will take you out of the city altogether. One such tour, the %u2018Early American%u2019, takes riders to the Vanderbilt Museum and to the Old Bethpage Village Restoration, and then provides them with a complete Sunday dinner at Linck%u2019s Log Cabin, all for $16. The Bridgeport ferry tour taices you by train to Patchogue, from thereacross Long Island by bus to Port Jefferson for some brief sightseeing and lunch at Elk%u2019s Restaurant,J 9rrnc. ~ C------1 4.~ %u00ab**u men acivsaa me ju u n u iuBridgeport and back on a three hour boat ride which features banjo music. The tour then returns to New York by bus and train. The LIRR also offers tours to Southhampton, Montauk Point, and Fire Island, among other places. People can join the tours either at Penn Station in Manhattan, or at the Flatbush Avenue Terminal in Brooklyn.LONG ISLAND RAILROADTOURS: For further informationon the tours call 526-0900 ext.498. Tickets may be purchasedin advance by mail from theLong island Railroad Tour Department, Jamaica, N.Y. 11435.They may also be picked upduring the week of the trip andtwenty minutes before traintime on the day of the tour atany of the LIRR ticket offices.Tour prices range from $16 to$18 per person.A QUIET PLACEGreenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn offers 478 acres of beautifully landscaped rolling hills, lakes, shrubbery, and winding paths. As an accessible source of tranquility it is hard to beat. Greenwood also contains the graves of such notables as %u201c Boss%u201d Tweed, Currier and Ives, and international courtesan Lola Montez.GREENWOOD CEMETARY: Itruns from about 20th to 37thSts., and from 5th Avc. to FortHamilton Parkway in Brooklyn.The main entrance is at 5th Ave.and 25th St. Open daily. Accessby the RR to 25th St.SHAKESPEAREIn Stratford Connecticut you can combine the pleasures of getting out of the city for a day with the treat of seeing a Shakespeare play. This summer %u201c Julius Caesar%u201d , %u201cTwelfth Night\Tempest%u201d will be performed. The theatre is in a lovely setting which makes for enjoyable pre-theatre recreation.SHAKESPEARE AT STRATFORD: Performances are Wed.-Sat. at 8 pm, Wed., Thur., Sat.,and Sun. matinees at 2 pm.Ticket prices range from $6.50to $13 Access by train fromGrand Central to Stratford withround trip cost ranging from $5to $8.75 depending on time oftrip. A free shuttle from Stratford Station to and from thetheatre is provided. The totallength of the trip from GrandCentral is about 1 hour and 25minutes.WILDLIFE REFUGEThe Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge offers relief to people as well as birds and other wildlife. It consists of 12,000 acres of tidal water and marshlands in and around the edge of the Jamaica Bay. The Park Department has impounded a pond on both sides of Cross Bay Boulevard, and these areas are open to the public. For those that are knowledgeable on such matters, the sanctuary attracts hundreds of thousands of birds. Its breeding water birds include the great egret, glossy ibis, and snowy egret as well as colonies of terns and skimmers. The sanctuary is also a great place for those untrained in the art of bird watching to walk afound, look at pretty birds and vegetation, and watch the bird watchers watch.JAMAICA BAY WILDLIFEREFUGE: Permits to visit theRefuge are required but areissued upon request without feeto individuals, groups, or clubs; %u2014-t*-. lkrvr i\\- _ i o'tA rraaiv Mf littv M. WtAB l/vpt,, OJV5th Ave., NY, NY 10021. Forsubway access take the INDRockaway Division to BroadChannel station and then take abus or walk 2 mile to theRefuge.COINSPerhaps numismatics, basically a fancy word for coin collecting, is more your cup of tea. They may not have the new Susan B. Anthony dollar yet, but the American Numismatic Society has just about every other coin you could think of, as well as a vast collection of medals and decorations. The society seeks to relate numismatic knowledge to such fields as history, archaeology, art, and economics.AMERICAN NUMISMATICSOCIETY: Broadway at 155thSt., Manhattan; open Tues.-Sat.9-4:30, Sun. 1-4; Free; Subwayaccess by IRT Broadway-242ndSt. line to 157th St. or IND 8thAve. Washington Heights trainto 155th St., then walk twoblocks west to Broadway;243-3130.CHILD%u2019S DREAMYou don%u2019t have to be a kid to love the Brooklyn Children%u2019s Museum, which can be described as a giant educational playground. The Museum%u2019s ultra-modern interior architecture is designed to help children learn about their social and natural environment. Unfortunately you do have to be a kid (or else very small), to climb around on the %u201ccurved space labyrinth%u2019%u2019 and various other apparatus.BROOKLYN CHILDREN%u2019SMUSEUM: 145 Brooklyn Ave.,Brooklyn; open 1-5 every dayexcept Tues. Free. Access bysubway on IRT 7th Ave. NewLots train to Kingston Ave. thenwalk one block west to BrooklynAve., then 6 blocks south; ortake A train toKingston-Throop,walk 1 block west to Brooklyn,then 6 blocks south; or take B47,B45, B65, or B25 bus; 735-4432.CRIMEIf crime or crime prevention is your thing, you might want to stop in at the Police Academy Museum which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. There are exhibits on weapons, gambling, counterfeiting, prostitution, and historical memorabilia. A tour of the Academy is also available which permits visitors to see the work of the ballistics and bomb squads, the evidence laboratory, and the firing range.POLICE ACADEMY MUSEUM235 East 20th St., Manhattan.Mon.-Fri. 9-4. Free. 477-9743.PHOTOGRAPHYIf you enjoy photography and you like the Hudson River too, why not walk up the gangplank of the Floating Foundation of Photography? When were you last in a pruple houseboat/barge museum?FLOATING FOUNDATIONOF PHOTOGRAPHY: open12:30-8 daily, at Pier 84. 43rdStreet and the Hudson River,Free, 431-3126.WINESery in Manhattan? Yes, they dogive free tastes. Tours are available every hour on the hour.SHAPIKU%u2019S WINERY: 126Rivington St., Manhattan. Sun.10-6 and weekdays by appointment for groups. Free. 674-4404.PENNY TOURSOf course you needn%u2019t stick to touring just single buildings. Rather, you can tour whole neighborhoods. The Penny Sightseeing Company offers such a tour of Harlem, a neighborhood unfamiliar to many New Yorkers. This tour is mostly by bus, but includes some walking too. Many spots of historical interest are pointed out.TOUR OF HARLEM: Mon. andThur. at 10 am, Sat. at 11 am bythe Penny Sightseeing Company. Tour originates at 303West 42nd St., Rm 504. Cost $7per person. 247-2860.Although W ebster%u2019s Dictionary might not agree, tours aren%u2019t just for tourists. Rather, there are various types of tours available which will present new sights and sounds to even the most inveterate New Yorker.For example, how manv New Yorkers have ever toured Shapiro%u2019s Winery, the only functioning winNEWSThe more solemn New Yorker may prefer a tour of the %u201c New York Times%u201d building which includes peeks at the news, composing, and press rooms as well as the radio station. Maybe you%u2019ll find out what they do with all the news that wasn%u2019t fit to print.NEW YORK TIMES TOUR: 229West 43rd St., Manhattan. Tourgiven every Friday at 12:15 andlasts one hour. Free, 556-1234.HIKING New Jersey%u2019s Palisades arenot something iu be admired soieiy by car passengers crossing over the George Washington Bridge. Rather, their paths and views should be enjoyed and explored close up. There are two palisades paths: the shore path running along the Hudson, and the Long path running between the cliffs and the Palisades Parkway. Fishing and crabbing are allowed along the stretch of the .shore path between Ross Dock and Englewood. Various historically significant sites such as General Cornwallis%u2019 headquarters arc scattered throughout the area. Beautiful views and lovely picnic spots abound.PALISADES HIKING: Themost popular approach to thePalisades is on foot across theGeorge Washington Bridge, analternative is taking a bus to theBridge Plaza in Fort Lee. Fromthe bridge a wide level pathswings toward the cliffs. Walking downhill about .3 miles onereches a square promontorywhich marks the beginning ofCarpenter%u2019s path which descends to the Shore path.LASERSLOCKSThe J.M. Mossman Collection of Locks offers you the opportunity to learn probably everything you ever wanted to know about the history of locks, and how locks operate in general. However, there is no guarantee that every visitor will learn how to become a successful safecracker.J.M. MOSSMAN COLLECTION OF LOCKS: 20 West 44thSt., Manhattan. Open Mon.-Fri.10-4; closed during July. Free.840-1840.Anyone who knows what a hologram is deserves a gold star and a visit to the Museum of Holography. For the ignorant, holography is another name for laser photography, a technique which uses laser light to create three dimensional images called holograms. This is the effect which won the movie %u201c Star Wars%u201d the Oscar for best special effects. When you go the museum you peer into glass enclosed boxes at what you would swear are three dimensional objects, but aren%u2019t.MUSEUM OF HOLOGRAPHY:11 Mercer St. Manhattan; openWed.-Sun. 12-6, Thur. 12-9;adults $2, kids and seniors $1;subway access by IRT 6, N, orRR to Canal St. 925-0526.Less Fancy Summer City NotionsBY JEAN STERNLIGHTWhen cousin Mildred from Dubuque rolls into town she will probably want to see a standard set of places. In case you are one of the many New Yorkers who has never bothered to visit all the usual tourist attractions, here is a list of what some of them are, how much they cost, and how they can be gotten to. it should also be pointed out that there is good reason why most of these places are so popular among tourists%u2014they really are fun to visit. So, there%u2019s no need to feel embarassed, even if you%u2019re not entertaining friends from out of town; it might be worth your while to check out some of the following:EMPIRE STATE BUILDING:Even though it%u2019s been outheighted by the World Trade Towers, it isstill one of the most famousbuildings in the worid; 5th Ave.and 34th St. Open daily, 9:30-midnight; observatories on 86th and102nd floors; adults $1.94, kids 97cents; 736-3100. Access by B, D, F,N, QB, and RR trains.WORLD TRADE CENTER: Of fers highest open-air observation deck in the US; Cortland St. Open every day 9:30-9:30; adults $2, kids $1, seniors $1.25; subway access by 1, N, RR, A, AA, CC, and E. 466-7377.STATEN ISLAND FERRY: Youreveal your ignorance if you think it still costs a nickel. It%u2019s now aquarter one way and free the other, still a bargain; catch it at the bottom of Battery Park; subway access by the 1, 4, 5, N, and RR trains.STATUE OF LIBERTY: Wellworth the visit if you%u2019ve never been; ferry runs hourly from Battery Park; daily and holidays9- 4; adults $1.50, kids under 12 50 cents; info. 732-1236; ticket office 269-5755; subway access by the 1, 4, 5, N, and RR trains.UNITED NATIONS: It%u2019s not in session this summer, but there is still a lot to see; 1st Ave between 45th and 46th Sts.; guided tours daily 9-4:45; adults $2, students $1.50, kids $1; 754-7713; take the 4,5,6,7, or S subway to Grand Central Station.METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OFART: The largest art collection in the US; 5th Ave. and 82nd St.; open Wed.-Sat. 10-4:45, Tues.10- 8:45, Sun. 11-4:45; suggested admission $2 for adults, students $1.50; 535-7710; by subway take the 4,5, or 6 to 86th St. stop.MUSEUM OF MODERN ART:Works displayed here range from Picassos to Andy Warhol%u2019s Campbell Soup cans; 11 West 53rd St.; open Fri.-Tues. 11-6, Thurs. 11-9; adults $2.50, students $1.50, under 16 and seniors 75 cents, Tues. pay what you wish: 956-7070: suhwav access by E or F train to 53rd St. and 5th Ave.July 12,1979. 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