New York, New York
Nero Wolfe's Brownstone
The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Nathan Hale Hanging Site
A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
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Bryant Park Bathroom
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
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Slocum Memorial Fountain
Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.
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The Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.
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The Jane Hotel
This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.
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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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First Shearith Israel Graveyard
Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.
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Delmonico's Pompeii Columns
Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.
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The Weathermen Townhouse Explosion
A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.
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Spotlight on Broadway Map
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
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Bennett Park
The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.
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The Last Remnants of the Polo Grounds
A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.
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Lenin Statue at Red Square
Salute the leader of the proletariat.
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The Players
A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.
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Tammany Hall
The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.
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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767 Third Avenue
A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.
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Statue of Liberty's Original Torch
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
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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.
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Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
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Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Museum
The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.
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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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Sidewalk Subway Map
Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.
