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America’s Response Monument
It memorializes America’s initial military response to the terrorist attacks on our country on September 11, 2001.
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Balto Statue
This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.
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Girl Puzzle Monument
An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.
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Ralph Kramden Statue
An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'
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AntonĂn DvoÅ™Ă¡k's Home
The place where DvoÅ™Ă¡k composed some of his most famous works.
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Gay Liberation
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
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Statue of Liberty's Original Torch
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
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Tompkins Square Temperance Fountain
A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.
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The Double Check Businessman
This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.
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Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
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Alice in Wonderland Statue
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
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The Statue of Roscoe Conkling
A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.
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Israel Miller's 'Show Folks Shoe Shop' Building
Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.
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The Wizard of Park Avenue
A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.
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Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
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Lenin Statue at Red Square
Salute the leader of the proletariat.
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