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Okapi Taxidermy Diorama
This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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New York's Adam and Eve Sculptures
Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.
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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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Komodo Dragon Diorama
Here be dragons.
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The Statue of Roscoe Conkling
A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.
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Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
The mysterious image is believed to show Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, in a beautiful blue dress.
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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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Amiable Child Monument
One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.
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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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Edward Mooney House
Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.
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Ear Inn
One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).
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Rat Rock in Morningside Heights
This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.
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Number One, Broadway
Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.
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Staple Street Skybridge
Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.
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The Manhattan Eruv
This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.
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The Village Gate Sign
The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.
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284 Broome Street
The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.
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The Cross at Ground Zero
Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.
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Seaman-Drake Arch
Surrounded by low rise buildings and partially converted into an auto body shop, this marble archway is the only vestige of a forgotten Manhattan estate.
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New York Cancer Hospital
This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.
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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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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.
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The Mulberry Bend
During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.
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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."
