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Grand Central Ceiling Dark Patch
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
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The Daily News Building Globe
Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.
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New York's Hidden Tropical Forest
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
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William Lescaze Townhouse
New York City's first Modernist house.
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Greenacre Park
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
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Queensboro Trolley Kiosk
A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.
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Day & Meyer, Murray & Young
Storage warehouse of the rich and famous.
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Nathan Hale Hanging Site
A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
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Paley Park
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
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Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
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6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan’s Secret Street
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
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Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
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Okapi Taxidermy Diorama
This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.
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Asiatic Leopard Diorama
One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.
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Sambar and Wild Dog Diorama
This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.
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Komodo Dragon Diorama
Here be dragons.
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Hall of North American Mammals
Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.
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Scavenger Taxidermy Diorama
This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.
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Gorilla Diorama
Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.
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African Elephants Diorama
This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.
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Libyan Desert Diorama
This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.
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Indian Rhinoceros Diorama
An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.
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Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
