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Obscura Antiques and Oddities
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Libyan Desert Diorama
This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.
New York, New York
Asiatic Leopard Diorama
One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.
New York, New York
Scavenger Taxidermy Diorama
This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.
New York, New York
Okapi Taxidermy Diorama
This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.
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Gorilla Diorama
Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.
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African Elephants Diorama
This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.
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WPA Murals of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.
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Hall of North American Mammals
Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.
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Caffe Reggio
Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.
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The American Merchant Mariner's Memorial
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
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West Terrace at the Cloisters
This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.
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Electric Lady Studios
Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.
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Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum
You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.
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The Cross at Ground Zero
Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.
New York, New York
Survivor Tree
The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.
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Shrine of Saint Frances Cabrini
The mummified relics of an American missionary.
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Grand Central Ceiling Dark Patch
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
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Paley Park
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
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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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President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
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The Daily News Building Globe
Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.
New York, New York
Chinatown's Bloody Angle
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
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Grand Central Oyster Bar
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
