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Economy Candy
Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Greenwich Locksmith
Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.
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Grand Central Ceiling Dark Patch
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
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Museum of Chinese in America
This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.
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Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.
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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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The Oldest Fence in New York
Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.
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Gay Liberation
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
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Streecha
A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.
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Nikola Tesla Street Corner
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
Brooklyn, New York
Tomb of Secrets at Green-Wood Cemetery
A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.
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Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
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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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The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog
An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.
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The Wishbones of McSorley's Old Ale House
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
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The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine
A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.
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Toynbee Tiles
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
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Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
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New Yorker Hotel
The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
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Irish Hunger Memorial
Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.
Brooklyn, New York
Morbid Anatomy Library & Giftshop
A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories
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Chinatown's Bloody Angle
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
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Governors Island
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
Brooklyn, New York
The Carousel in Prospect Park
You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.
