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The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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The SeaGlass Carousel
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
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The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
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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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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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High Bridge
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
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President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
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Tom's Restaurant
The "Seinfeld" diner.
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The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine
A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.
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Shinran Statue
Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.
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Locomotive Lawn
This diesel train serviced the Brooklyn waterfront for more than three decades.
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New York's Adam and Eve Sculptures
Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.
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Private Passage
Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.
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Silver Towers Playground
This sculptural piece by the artist Tom Otterness doubles as a jungle gym.
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Death Avenue Plaque
Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.
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James Farley Post Office Museum
A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.
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New Yorker Hotel
The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
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Ralph Kramden Statue
An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'
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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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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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Campbell Apartment
A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
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Graybar Rats
Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.
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Game Boy that Survived a Bombing
Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.
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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.
