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New York, New York
New York's Oldest Phone Number
Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.
Places kmalcolm524 Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
New York, New York
Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
New York, New York
Lower East Side Toy Company (The Back Room)
Become a prohibition rebel.
New York, New York
Campbell Apartment
A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
New York, New York
Trinity Churchyard
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
New York, New York
Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
New York, New York
Greenacre Park
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
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Goldbar
A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.
New York, New York
New York's Hidden Tropical Forest
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
New York, New York
Please Don't Tell
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
Brooklyn, New York
Le Boudoir
Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.
New York, New York
Patent Pending
Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.
New York, New York
Trinity Place Bank Vault Bar
This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
St. Augustine, Florida
Old Spanish Trail Zero Milestone
In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.
Florence, Italy
Michelangelo’s Hidden Drawings
The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.
London, England
The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
New York, New York
New York Federal Gold Vault
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
Queens, New York
St. James Deli
Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.
New York, New York
Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Staten Island, New York
Booze History Museum
Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.
London, England
The Champion
This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”
New Port Richey, Florida
Hacienda Hotel
Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.
New York, New York
Cafe at the Swedish Church of New York
Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.
