San Francisco, California
Secret Tiled Staircase
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
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Site of the Pan Am Helipad
This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.
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Physical Graffiti Building
The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.
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Electric Lady Studios
Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.
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Fliers and Explorers Globe
A prized globe signed by Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh sits in the Brooklyn office of the American Geographical Society.
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Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum
You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.
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The Remnants of Tin Pan Alley
The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.
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Cole Porter's Piano
A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.
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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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U.N. Delegates Dining Room
You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.
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The Old McGraw-Hill Building
Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.
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Bill's Place
This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.
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The Jane Hotel
This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.
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Dyckman Farmhouse
This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.
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The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
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Brooklyn Bridge Fallout Shelter
There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.
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Riot Grrrl Collection at NYU
A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.
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Abandoned 18th Street Subway Station
This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.
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Bemelmans Bar
The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.
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The White Horse Tavern
Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.
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The Secret Entrance to the Knickerbocker Hotel
An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.
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Berlin Wall Section
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
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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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Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
