New York, New York
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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Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
Amityville, New York
Amityville Horror House
The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.
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Merchant's House Museum
New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.
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Chinatown's Bloody Angle
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
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'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
Staten Island, New York
Remains of Fort Wadsworth
Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.
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Governors Island
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
Brooklyn, New York
Deno's Wonder Wheel
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
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Hamilton Grange
The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.
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Fraunces Tavern
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
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Abandoned 18th Street Subway Station
This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.
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Jefferson Market Library
Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
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Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
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REACH: New York
Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.
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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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Campbell Apartment
A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
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Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
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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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Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
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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.
New York, New York
Alice in Wonderland Statue
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
