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Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
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The Marriage of Money and Real Estate
A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.
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Roosevelt Island Octagon Tower
A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.
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Roosevelt Island Lighthouse
A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.
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President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
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Amiable Child Monument
One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.
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Rucker Park
The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.
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The Sisyphus Stones
Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.
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Jeffrey's Hook Light
Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
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High Bridge
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
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Bennett Park
The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.
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West Terrace at the Cloisters
This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.
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Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
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Shorakkopoch Rock
A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.
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The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
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Pier 54: The Titanic’s Arrival Destination
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
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The Lightship Frying Pan
Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.
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The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
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Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
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Alice in Wonderland Statue
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
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Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
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Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform
Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
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Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
