New York, New York
Antonín Dvořák's Home
The place where Dvořák composed some of his most famous works.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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The "Irving House"
Nope, not Washington Irving's house.
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The Hidden Holocaust Memorial of Madison Park
A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.
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Scavenger Taxidermy Diorama
This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.
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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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Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
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Collyer Brothers Park
Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.
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Private Passage
Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.
Bronx, New York
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
The famous author's cottage hideaway.
Permanently Closed
Brooklyn, New York
BargeMusic
A cargo of beautiful music.
Brooklyn, New York
Deno's Wonder Wheel
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
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New York's Adam and Eve Sculptures
Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.
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Number One, Broadway
Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.
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The Double Check Businessman
This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.
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Survivor Tree
The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.
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The American Merchant Mariner's Memorial
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
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Gay Liberation
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
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New York City Fire Museum
A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.
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Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
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The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
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Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
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One Times Square
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
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Broadway Flea Market
An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.
