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Berlin Wall Section
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
Places jnthnnvk Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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High Bridge
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
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Freedom Tunnel
A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.
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Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
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Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
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Houdini Revealed
Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.
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New York Federal Gold Vault
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
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Lower East Side Toy Company (The Back Room)
Become a prohibition rebel.
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The Museum of Interesting Things
A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.
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Greenacre Park
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
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Museum of the American Gangster
This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
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Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
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Trinity Place Bank Vault Bar
This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
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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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Track 61
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
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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.
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Please Don't Tell
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
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Explorers Club Headquarters
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
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Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
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The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
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Youngwood Court
Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.
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Danny's Deli
Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.
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Dearly Departed Museum
A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.
