New York, New York
C. O. Bigelow Apothecary
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Berlin Wall Section
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
New York, New York
Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
New York, New York
Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
Permanently Closed
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Houdini Revealed
Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.
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Lower East Side Toy Company (The Back Room)
Become a prohibition rebel.
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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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Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
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Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
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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.
Permanently Closed
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Museum of the American Gangster
This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Superhero Supply Store
The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.
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The Treasures in the Trash Collection
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
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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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Mysterious Bookshop
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
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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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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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The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
New York, New York
Please Don't Tell
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
New York, New York
Explorers Club Headquarters
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
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Queens, New York
RMS Titanic Memorial
Townhouse facade doubles as an RMS Titanic Memorial.
Permanently Closed
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Billy's Antiques and Props
A veritable variety of odds and ends.
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Oldest Manhole Cover
Walk over a 150 year old manhole.
