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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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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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The Sugar House Prison Window
An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.
Permanently Closed
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Site of the Beach Pneumatic Subway
Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.
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First Shearith Israel Graveyard
Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.
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Olfactory Art Keller
The only gallery in New York dedicated to olfactory art and the exploration of scent in art.
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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?
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Plaque of Nikola Tesla on Radio Wave Building
The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.
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Mysterious Bookshop
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
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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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Tunnel Number 3
Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."
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The Hidden Holocaust Memorial of Madison Park
A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.
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African Burial Ground National Monument
This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.
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The General Worth Monument
This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.
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Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
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Pier 26 Tide Deck
Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.
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Stationary Figures Mosaics
Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.
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Zaragoza Mexican Deli and Grocery
Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.
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Slocum Memorial Fountain
Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.
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Shopsin's
Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.
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Poster House Museum
The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.
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Clock Tower Building
A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.
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The Remnants of Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue
Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.
Permanently Closed
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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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Hare Krishna Tree
One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.
