New York, New York
Flying Carpet Over Isfahan
A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Indian Rhinoceros Diorama
An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.
New York, New York
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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Komodo Dragon Diorama
Here be dragons.
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Scavenger Taxidermy Diorama
This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.
New York, New York
Gorilla Diorama
Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.
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Libyan Desert Diorama
This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.
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Okapi Taxidermy Diorama
This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.
New York, New York
African Elephants Diorama
This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.
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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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Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
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Tammany Hall
The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.
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Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
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Merchant's House Museum
New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.
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'Dreams of Hyperion'
A unique collection of figures perform down the facade of the Gene Frankel Theatre.
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Goldbar
A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.
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Mei Lai Wah
The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.
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Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
New York, New York
The Mulberry Bend
During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.
New York, New York
Long Lines Building
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
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African Burial Ground National Monument
This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.
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Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
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Site of the Beach Pneumatic Subway
Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.
