New York, New York
Long Lines Building
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Tunnel Number 3
Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."
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Site of the Beach Pneumatic Subway
Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.
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City Hall Library
An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.
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The Press Room
Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.
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Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
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Wall Street Palisade
Wooden pavers represent a 17th-century barrier that gave Wall Street its name.
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New York Federal Gold Vault
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
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The John Street Methodist Church
The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.
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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.
New York, New York
Bryant Park Escape Hatch
A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.
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St. George's Syrian Catholic Church
This vacant church in the Financial District was once the heart of New York's first Syrian immigrant community.
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Charlotte Temple’s Grave
A Manhattan tombstone honors a popular 19th-century heroine, now long forgotten.
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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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The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
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Merchant's House Museum
New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.
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The Forgotten Entrance to Clinton Hall
Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.
New York, New York
The Museum of Interesting Things
A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.
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Eight Mile Creek
Skewer up Kangaroo.
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The Evergreens Cemetery
Final resting place for the Triangle Shirtwaist fire’s unidentified victims.
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Grand Brasserie
New York's transit system peddles terrible food in limited windows—this restaurant is a rare exception.
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The Cartoon Wall at Overlook
In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.
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The Daily News Building Globe
Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.
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Le Train Bleu Restaurant
On the top floor of an upscale department store stands a lavish restaurant housed in a replica of a luxury French dining car.
