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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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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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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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Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
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Marie's Crisis
Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.
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Gay Liberation
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
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Gay Street
An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.
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7000 Oaks
Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.
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The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
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Pier 54: The Titanic’s Arrival Destination
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
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14th Street-Union Square Moving Platforms
The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.
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Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
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Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform
Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
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Ancient Egyptian Beef Shoulder
Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.
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Antioch Chalice
Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.
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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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Indian Rhinoceros Diorama
An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.
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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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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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Leopard Society Garb
Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.
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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.
New York, New York
Scavenger Taxidermy Diorama
This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.
New York, New York
Okapi Taxidermy Diorama
This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.
