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Greenacre Park
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Pier 54: The Titanic’s Arrival Destination
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
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New York's Hidden Tropical Forest
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
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The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
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The Elevated Acre
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
Permanently Closed
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The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
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Water Tower
This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.
New York, New York
Mmuseumm
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
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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.
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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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'Dwellings' at the Breuer Building
This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.
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The Narrowest Building in New York
This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.
New York, New York
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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Berlin Wall Section
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
New York, New York
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 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
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Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
New York, New York
Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan’s Secret Street
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
Winnemucca, Nevada
Thousand Creek Gorge
A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Japanese Giant Spider Crab
This exoskeleton was gifted to Rutgers University by Japan for its role in educating some of the first Japanese citizens to study outside the country.
Ajo, Arizona
Arch Canyon Trail
A strenuous, unofficial trail leads to spectacular views in one of America's most remote national monuments.
Duck Creek Village, Utah
Cascade Falls
An improbable waterfall springs from an orange-white cliff face, tumbling into the headwaters of the Virgin River above Zion National Park.
Tournai, Belgium
Belfry of Tournai
After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.
