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Holographic Studios Inc.
The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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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.
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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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Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
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Lexington Candy Shop
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
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P.S. 186
From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.
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The Ramble Cave
Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.
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Pomander Walk
Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.
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Bellocq Tea
A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
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Trinity Churchyard
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
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Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
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The New York Earth Room
A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.
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High Bridge
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
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Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
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The SeaGlass Carousel
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
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MoMath - The Museum of Mathematics
A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.
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The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
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Houston Bowery Art Wall
This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.
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Holiday Nostalgia Train
During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.
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Please Don't Tell
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
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5 Beekman Street
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
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Obscura Antiques and Oddities
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
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Dream House
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
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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?
