New York, New York
Broken Kilometer
One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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United Nations Delegates Lounge
What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.
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Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
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Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
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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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Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
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President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
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Irish Hunger Memorial
Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.
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Titanic Memorial
Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.
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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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Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
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'The Sphere'
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
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Long Lines Building
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
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The Real Winnie the Pooh & Pals
The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.
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Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
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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 New York Earth Room
A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.
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Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
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Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
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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.
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The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
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Tannen's Magic Shop
New York's oldest magic store.
Permanently Closed
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The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
London, England
Novelty Automation
A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.
