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Site of the Pan Am Helipad
This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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The Village Gate Sign
The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.
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The Old McGraw-Hill Building
Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.
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Hare Krishna Tree
One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.
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Shrine of Saint Frances Cabrini
The mummified relics of an American missionary.
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Broadway Flea Market
An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.
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Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
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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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Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
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Nikola Tesla Street Corner
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
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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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Toynbee Tiles
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
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Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
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Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
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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.
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Berlin Wall Section
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
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'The Sphere'
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
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Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
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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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Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
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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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Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
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Museum of Sex
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
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The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
