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Hidden Wall of 1976 Graffiti
A partially hidden wall graffitied by spectators of the 1976 Bicentennial, recently rediscovered.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Kenka
Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?
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No. 44 Stuyvesant
This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.
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Gem Spa
For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.
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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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41 Cooper Square
This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.
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The Fillmore East
A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.
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Mysterious Bookshop
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
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Long Lines Building
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
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Staple Street Skybridge
Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.
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The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
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American Numismatic Society
Play heads or tails with thousands of different coins.
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Ear Inn
One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).
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Spring Street Salt Shed
This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.
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The Jane Hotel
This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.
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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 Hidden Art Deco Tunnel Underneath the New Yorker Hotel
The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.
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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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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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Padre Pio Shrine
Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.
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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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New York's Oldest Phone Number
Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.
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Keen's Steakhouse
Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.
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New York Herald Monument
There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.
