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Museum of Sex
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Plaque of Nikola Tesla on Radio Wave Building
The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.
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Patent Pending
Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.
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77 Water Street
A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.
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Second Cemetery of the Congregation Shearith Israel
New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.
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Jefferson Market Library
Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
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C. O. Bigelow Apothecary
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
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Electric Lady Studios
Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.
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The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
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No. 44 Stuyvesant
This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.
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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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Wall Street Palisade
Wooden pavers represent a 17th-century barrier that gave Wall Street its name.
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Harry Jenning's Rat Pit of the Five Points
This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.
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Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
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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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Explorers Club Headquarters
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
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Lexington Candy Shop
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
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Balto Statue
This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.
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Hallett Nature Sanctuary
Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.
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One Times Square
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
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Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
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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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IFC Center Peephole
The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.
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Gay Street
An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.
