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Ralph Kramden Statue
An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Silver Towers Playground
This sculptural piece by the artist Tom Otterness doubles as a jungle gym.
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The Old McGraw-Hill Building
Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.
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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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New York's Hidden Tropical Forest
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
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Strecker Memorial Laboratory
Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.
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Israel Miller's 'Show Folks Shoe Shop' Building
Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.
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William Lescaze Townhouse
New York City's first Modernist house.
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767 Third Avenue
A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.
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Greenacre Park
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
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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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Power Station
One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.
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Paley Park
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
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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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Burger Joint
Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.
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‘The Gilded Lady’
A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.
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The New York New Church
Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.
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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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Bryant Park Bathroom
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
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The Secret Entrance to the Knickerbocker Hotel
An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.
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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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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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The Wendel House
The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.
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Nikola Tesla Street Corner
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
