Located on half an acre of Battery Park in Lower Manhattan, the Irish Hunger Memorial reopened to the public after a 12-month renovation and remedial work project totaling around $5.3 million. Be transported back in time and learn more about history at the Memorial, whose abandoned stone cottage stands as an example of the early 20th-century rural Irish landscape. Look out for the uncultivated potato fields and the flora on the North Connacht wetlands, which are both symbolic of the Great Irish Famine and a reminder that hunger is sometimes caused by a lack of access to arable land. Do not miss the 96' x 170' Memorial elevated on a limestone plinth, designed by artist Brian Tolle, which consists of stones from each of Ireland’s 32 counties.