NYC- still to explore

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New York, New York

Death Avenue Plaque

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

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Track 61

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

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Brooklyn, New York

Gowanus Batcave

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

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Castle Williams

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

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New York City Police Museum

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

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Model Ship Collection at the South Street Seaport Museum

Set sail on a small scale.

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77 Water Street

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

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Toloache

Discover the taste of mold.

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New York Federal Gold Vault

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

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Congee Village

Try not to fill up on duck blood, so you have room for live boiled shrimp.

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New York, New York

Shopsin's

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

Oliver Hong

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Kenka

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

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The White Horse Tavern

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

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Pier 54: The Titanic’s Arrival Destination

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

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Abandoned 18th Street Subway Station

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

New York, New York

Holographic Studios Inc.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

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REACH: New York

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

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New York's Oldest Phone Number

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.

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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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The Wertheim Study

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.

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John M. Mossman Lock Collection

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.

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The Grolier Club

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

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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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Pomander Walk

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

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Blockhouse No. 1

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

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High Bridge

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

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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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Tannen's Magic Shop

New York's oldest magic store.

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Lower East Side Toy Company (The Back Room)

Become a prohibition rebel.

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Goldbar

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

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New York's Hidden Tropical Forest

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

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Irish Hunger Memorial

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

Allison

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The Burns Archive

A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.

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Padre Pio Shrine

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.

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Shrine of Saint Frances Cabrini

The mummified relics of an American missionary.

Oliver Hong

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The Relic Chapel at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

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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.

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Marble Hill

Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.

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The "Irving House"

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

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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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Stickball Hall of Fame

Depression-era fun lives on in this Harlem museum dedicated to the sport of the street.

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Queens, New York

Creedmoor Psychiatric Center's Building 25

A long abandoned hospital building on the outskirts of NYC.

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Staten Island, New York

The New York City Farm Colony

The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.

Hannah Frishberg

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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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The Hidden Art Deco Tunnel Underneath the New Yorker Hotel

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

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Vanderbilt Tennis Club

The famous facade of Grand Central Terminal hides a regulation tennis court—and it's not the first one.

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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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New York, New York

The New York New Church

Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.

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