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Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Plaque of Nikola Tesla on Radio Wave Building
The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.
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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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The Relic Chapel at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.
Permanently Closed
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The Smile Face Museum
This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.
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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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Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
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Kenka
Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?
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'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
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The Hidden Holocaust Memorial of Madison Park
A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.
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Toynbee Tiles
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
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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.
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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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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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Tom's Restaurant
The "Seinfeld" diner.
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Abandoned 18th Street Subway Station
This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.
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The Hidden Art Deco Tunnel Underneath the New Yorker Hotel
The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.
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Fraunces Tavern
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
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Sidewalk Subway Map
Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.
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The Manhattan Well Murder
A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.
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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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Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.
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The Morris-Jumel Mansion
The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.
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Long Lines Building
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
