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Elevator Historical Society
Permanently Closed

Queens, New York

Elevator Historical Society

Whether you're up or down, the Elevator Museum is worth a stop.

Grand Opening 139 Norfolk
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New York, New York

Grand Opening 139 Norfolk

Check your calendars; you might be attending a drive-in movie or sitting next to a fashion runway.

Pride Parade.
Permanently Closed

New York, New York

Gulliver's Gate

A quick trip around the globe through an amazing miniature exhibit.

Exchange Bar & Grill
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New York, New York

Exchange Bar & Grill

Test your business savvy and play the market for cocktails at this stock exchange-inspired watering hole.

Tonya and Nancy Cross Stitches by Rebecca Greco in the permanent collection
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Brooklyn, New York

THNK1994 Museum

A Brooklyn exhibit all about Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding in 1994.

The Playboy Club today.
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New York, New York

The Former Home of New York's Playboy Club

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

Silent Barn
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Brooklyn, New York

Silent Barn

A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.

Hidden Wall of 1976 Graffiti
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New York, New York

Hidden Wall of 1976 Graffiti

A partially hidden wall graffitied by spectators of the 1976 Bicentennial, recently rediscovered.

Photo from 2013.
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New York, New York

'The Sale of Manhattan'

Down a stairway in the East Village, you could once read a plaque describing an alternate history of a fictional version of Manhattan.

The Department of Records visitor's center
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New York, New York

City Hall Library

An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.

West Side Cow Tunnels
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New York, New York

West Side Cow Tunnels

NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.

Re-discovery of old Beach tunnel in 1912, where was found the remains of the car, the tunnelling shield used during initial construction, and even the piano in the subway's waiting room.
Permanently Closed

New York, New York

Site of the Beach Pneumatic Subway

Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.

(Flickr/Prehensile Eye)
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New York, New York

Carsten Höller Slide

Three-story slide through the New Museum.

Film Biz Recycling
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Brooklyn, New York

Film Biz Recycling

A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.

Neponsit Health Care Center
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Queens, New York

Neponsit Health Care Center

This Queens hospital has stood abandoned for almost 20 years after its patients were secretly relocated in the dead of night.

Oldest Manhole Cover
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New York, New York

Oldest Manhole Cover

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

Morbid Anatomy Library & Giftshop

Brooklyn, New York

Morbid Anatomy Library & Giftshop

A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories

Brazenhead, resurrected
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New York, New York

Brazenhead Books

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

At Babycastles pop up: a 3D Pacman game made by Keita Takahashi.
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New York, New York

Babycastles

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

Obscura Antiques and Oddities
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New York, New York

Obscura Antiques and Oddities

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Facing the river.

New York, New York

Pier 26 Tide Deck

Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.

Looking up from the bottom.

Bronx, New York

West 230th Step Street

The longest step street in the city.

Henry Chadwick's grave

Brooklyn, New York

Henry Chadwick's Grave

The real "father of baseball" rests in Brooklyn.

William Beard's Grave

Brooklyn, New York

William Beard's Grave

The painter who popularized "bulls" and "bears" as symbols for the stock market didn't get a proper headstone for over a century.

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