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Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
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Tom's Restaurant
The "Seinfeld" diner.
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Museum of the American Gangster
This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
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Goldbar
A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.
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Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
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The Ramble Cave
Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.
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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.
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The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
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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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The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
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Track 61
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
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Please Don't Tell
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
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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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5 Beekman Street
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
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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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Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
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The Golden Shopping Mall
An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.
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5 Pointz
A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.
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Greaser on a Clock
A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.
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The Kitty Genovese Residence
A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."
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La Esquina del Camarón Mexicano
An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.
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The Welling Court Mural Project
A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.
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St. James Deli
Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.
