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St. Luke's Place Coal Hole Covers
These ornate manhole covers were used for a now-forgotten purpose.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
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Toloache
Discover the taste of mold.
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The Lightship Frying Pan
Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.
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Abandoned 18th Street Subway Station
This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.
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Governors Island
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
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Babycastles
A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.
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Barthman's Sidewalk Clock
A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.
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Oldest Manhole Cover
Walk over a 150 year old manhole.
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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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P.S. 186
From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.
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The Ramble Cave
Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.
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The New York Earth Room
A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.
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The Treasures in the Trash Collection
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
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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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The Elevated Acre
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
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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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Track 61
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
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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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Obscura Antiques and Oddities
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
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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?
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Bay Islands Underwater Museum
This collection of historical artifacts and tropical wildlife waits just beneath the surface of the water.
El Jadida, Morocco
Portuguese Cistern of El Jadida
An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.
