New York, New York
Hall of North American Mammals
Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Physical Graffiti Building
The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.
New York, New York
IFC Center Peephole
The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.
Bronx, New York
Teitel Brothers
The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.
New York, New York
The Mulberry Bend
During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.
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.
New York, New York
Rudolph de Harak Digital Clock
The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.
New York, New York
Bryant Park Escape Hatch
A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.
New York, New York
REI's Wall of Litho Stones
A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.
Brooklyn, New York
The Brooklyn Navy Yard
A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.
New York, New York
Delmonico's Pompeii Columns
Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.
Bronx, New York
Bronx Zoo 'Fountain of Youth'
Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.
New York, New York
Collyer Brothers Park
Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.
New York, New York
Central Filing Bar
A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.
New York, New York
The Old McGraw-Hill Building
Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.
New York, New York
Spotlight on Broadway Map
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
New York, New York
The Players
A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.
Brooklyn, New York
Coney Island Mermaid Parade
The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.
New York, New York
Jeffrey's Hook Light
Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
New York, New York
Economy Candy
Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.
Brooklyn, New York
Gage & Tollner
Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.
New York, New York
Greenwich Locksmith
Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.
New York, New York
Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
New York, New York
Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.
