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New York's Hidden Tropical Forest
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
Places Ian Engweiler Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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The Grolier Club
The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.
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The Little Church Around the Corner
This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.
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The Wizard of Park Avenue
A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.
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Citigroup Center Stilts
If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.
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Hallett Nature Sanctuary
Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.
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William J. Syms Operating Theatre
Once considered the height of medical modernity, this structure is now the oldest remaining component of Roosevelt Hospital.
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William Lescaze Townhouse
New York City's first Modernist house.
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The New York New Church
Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.
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Sakagura
More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.
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The Burns Archive
A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.
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The Webster Apartments
This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.
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The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog
An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.
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Graybar Rats
Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.
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The Hidden Art Deco Tunnel Underneath the New Yorker Hotel
The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.
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Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
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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.
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REACH: New York
Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.
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Keen's Steakhouse
Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.
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El Sabroso
This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.
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300 West 38th Street
Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.
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Cafe at the Swedish Church of New York
Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.
