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Camilo Egas Mural at the New School
After surviving abandonment, this powerful Latin American mural is alive again.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Second Cemetery of the Congregation Shearith Israel
New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.
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Jefferson Market Library
Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
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C. O. Bigelow Apothecary
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
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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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The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
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The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Permanently Closed
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The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
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Caffe Reggio
Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.
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IFC Center Peephole
The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.
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Gay Street
An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.
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Gay Liberation
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
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Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
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Marie's Crisis
Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.
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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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The 'Goodnight Moon' House (Cobble Court)
Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.
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The Gardens at St. Luke in the Fields
A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.
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Greenwich Locksmith
Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.
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The Narrowest Building in New York
This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.
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Jacques Derrida's Favorite Banana Bread
The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.
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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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Broken Kilometer
One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.
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The Manhattan Well Murder
A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.
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Sidewalk Subway Map
Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.
