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Albertine
Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
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Henry Bliss Plaque
A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.
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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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Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
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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 SeaGlass Carousel
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
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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 Oldest Fence in New York
Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.
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The Standard Oil Building
This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.
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Times Square Station Fake Tiles
Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.
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Pomander Walk
Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.
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Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
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Antioch Chalice
Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.
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Ancient Egyptian Beef Shoulder
Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.
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Lexington Candy Shop
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
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Graffiti Hall of Fame
For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."
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The Manhattan Eruv
This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Headless Horseman Bridge
The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Weehawken, New Jersey
Weehawken Dueling Grounds
The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head after a deadly duel can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.
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Grand Central Oyster Bar
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
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Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
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Grand Central Ceiling Dark Patch
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
