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Gem Spa
For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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'The Sale of Manhattan'
Down a stairway in the East Village, you could once read a plaque describing an alternate history of a fictional version of Manhattan.
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Taste of Persia NYC
Some of the best Persian food in New York comes from the front window of an unassuming pizza shop.
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Carsten Höller Slide
Three-story slide through the New Museum.
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West Side Cow Tunnels
NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.
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The Troll Museum
Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.
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Obscura Antiques and Oddities
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
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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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Stationary Figures Mosaics
Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.
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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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African Elephants Diorama
This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.
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Komodo Dragon Diorama
Here be dragons.
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Flying Carpet Over Isfahan
A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.
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Timbuktu Islamic Center Food Vendors
These small stands sell Malian snacks to worshippers and passersby after Friday prayers in Harlem.
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Spring Street Salt Shed
This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.
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Stickball Hall of Fame
Depression-era fun lives on in this Harlem museum dedicated to the sport of the street.
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The Village Gate Sign
The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.
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Hall of North American Mammals
Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.
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Harry Jenning's Rat Pit of the Five Points
This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.
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Saint Vartan Armenian Cathedral
A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.
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The Remnants of Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue
Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.
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Central Filing Bar
A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.
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Strecker Memorial Laboratory
Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.
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Streecha
A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.
