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41 Cooper Square
This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
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Albertine
Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.
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Sylvan Terrace
A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.
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The Wizard of Park Avenue
A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.
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John M. Mossman Lock Collection
Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.
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Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
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Roosevelt Island Octagon Tower
A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.
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Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
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Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library
A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.
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Tom's Restaurant
The "Seinfeld" diner.
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'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
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The Hidden Holocaust Memorial of Madison Park
A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.
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Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery
Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.
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Toynbee Tiles
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
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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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Titanic Memorial
Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.
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Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
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Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
Permanently Closed
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Babycastles
A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.
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Governors Island
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
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The Museum of Interesting Things
A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.
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The Manhattan Well Murder
A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.
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Sidewalk Subway Map
Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.
