New York, New York
Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Castle Williams
In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.
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Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
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One Times Square
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
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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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Sidewalk Subway Map
Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.
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Grand Central Oyster Bar
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
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'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
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Governors Island
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
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Statue of Liberty's Original Torch
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
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Brooklyn Bridge Love Locks
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
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Holiday Nostalgia Train
During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.
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6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan’s Secret Street
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
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Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
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Trinity Churchyard
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
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Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
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Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
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MoMath - The Museum of Mathematics
A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.
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The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
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The SeaGlass Carousel
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
Brooklyn, New York
Plumb Beach
Now owned by the National Park Service, this location was once home to illegal boxing matches.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.
Brooklyn, New York
The Red Hook Stores
A strip of modern stores in historic buildings.
Brooklyn, New York
Cleft Ridge Span
This elaborate tunnel is the first structure composed of cast concrete in the United States.
