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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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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Sidewalk Subway Map
Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.
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Chinatown's Bloody Angle
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
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Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library
One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.
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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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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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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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Bryant Park Bathroom
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
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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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The Real Winnie the Pooh & Pals
The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.
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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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The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
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Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
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Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery
Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.
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The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
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Caffe Reggio
Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.
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Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
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The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
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Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
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Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
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New York's Hidden Tropical Forest
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
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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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Tannen's Magic Shop
New York's oldest magic store.
