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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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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
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Survivor Tree
The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.
Permanently Closed
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Le Train Bleu Restaurant
On the top floor of an upscale department store stands a lavish restaurant housed in a replica of a luxury French dining car.
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The Village Gate Sign
The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.
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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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Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
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The Wishbones of McSorley's Old Ale House
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
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Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
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Bemelmans Bar
The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.
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The White Horse Tavern
Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.
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The Woolworth Building
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
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C. O. Bigelow Apothecary
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
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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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Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
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Lexington Candy Shop
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
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Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
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Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
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'The Sphere'
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
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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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Cole Porter's Piano
A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.
