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Burger Joint
Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Greenacre Park
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
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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.
New York, New York
Radio City Music Hall's Secret Apartment
Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.
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767 Third Avenue
A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.
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John M. Mossman Lock Collection
Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.
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Spotlight on Broadway Map
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
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New York's Hidden Tropical Forest
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
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El Sabroso
This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.
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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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The Webster Apartments
This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.
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Track 61
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
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Israel Miller's 'Show Folks Shoe Shop' Building
Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.
Permanently Closed
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Houdini Revealed
Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.
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Vanderbilt Tennis Club
The famous facade of Grand Central Terminal hides a regulation tennis court—and it's not the first one.
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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.
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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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Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library
One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.
New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Bristol, England
Stairs to Nowhere
These stairs, seemingly disappearing into a wall, once tempted some students into petty crime
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Chicago, Illinois
Rock N Roll McDonald's and Museum
The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.
Chicago, Illinois
Walt Disney's Chicago Birthplace
A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.
Decatur, Georgia
Waffle House Museum
A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.
Rome, Italy
Porta Alchemica
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
