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Waldorf Astoria Archives
Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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The Ziegfeld Head
The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.
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New York Herald Monument
There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.
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Power Station
One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.
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New York City Fire Museum
A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.
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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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Broadway Flea Market
An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.
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United Nations Delegates Lounge
What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.
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Padre Pio Shrine
Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.
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Collyer Brothers Park
Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.
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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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Cole Porter's Piano
A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.
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Carnegie Hall Archives
More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.
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Shinran Statue
Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.
Permanently Closed
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'The Sale of Manhattan'
Down a stairway in the East Village, you could once read a plaque describing an alternate history of a fictional version of Manhattan.
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Statue of Liberty's Original Torch
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
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La Plaza Cultural
This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.
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Shrine of Saint Frances Cabrini
The mummified relics of an American missionary.
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Greenwich Locksmith
Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.
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Houston Bowery Art Wall
This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.
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C-Squat
A notorious punk house turned co-op.
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Tammany Hall
The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.
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The Players
A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.
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The New York New Church
Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.
