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Freedom Tunnel
A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Museum of the American Gangster
This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
New York, New York
Grand Central Oyster Bar
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
New York, New York
Sakagura
More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.
New York, New York
Wild Bird Fund
New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.
New York, New York
Graffiti Hall of Fame
For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."
New York, New York
New York Academy of Medicine Rare Book Library
This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.
New York, New York
Bill's Place
This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.
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Site of Columbia University's Nuclear Reactor
This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.
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President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
New York, New York
Nicholas Roerich Museum
This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.
New York, New York
Carnegie Hall Archives
More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.
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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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Explorers Club Headquarters
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
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Mmuseumm
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
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The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
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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?
