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The Statue of Roscoe Conkling
A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.
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Tompkins Square Temperance Fountain
A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.
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77 Water Street
A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.
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The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
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The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
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Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
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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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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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Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
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National Debt Clock
This installation turns abstract economics into a stark, public spectacle.
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Lichtenstein Subway Mural
A dazzling work by a Pop art legend hangs in one of the world’s busiest subway stations.
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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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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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The Brill Building
Some of the world’s most popular songs came out of this building.
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New York's Adam and Eve Sculptures
Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.
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Edgar Allan Poe Street
A tidbit of Poe history on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
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Stephen Wise Recreation Area
A playground the size of a city block is a modernist monument to civic values and public housing.
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The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine
A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.
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Tom's Restaurant
The "Seinfeld" diner.
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President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
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7000 Oaks
Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.
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The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
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WTC Station 'E' Subway Entrance
A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.
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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.
