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The Wishbones of McSorley's Old Ale House
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
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Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
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41 Cooper Square
This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.
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The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
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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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Lenin Statue at Red Square
Salute the leader of the proletariat.
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The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
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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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REI's Wall of Litho Stones
A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.
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Oldest Manhole Cover
Walk over a 150 year old manhole.
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Cherry Street Gang Warfare
Gang fights don't just happen on the streets, they happen under them too.
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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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Broken Kilometer
One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.
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Goldbar
A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.
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Chinatown's Bloody Angle
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
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The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
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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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Clock Tower Building
A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.
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'The Sphere'
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
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Hidden Wall of 1976 Graffiti
A partially hidden wall graffitied by spectators of the 1976 Bicentennial, recently rediscovered.
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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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Fraunces Tavern
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
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WPA Murals of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.
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Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
