Queens, New York
Valencia Movie House
The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Queens, New York
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center's Building 25
A long abandoned hospital building on the outskirts of NYC.
New York, New York
Brooklyn Bridge Fallout Shelter
There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.
New York, New York
The Gardens at St. Luke in the Fields
A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.
Brooklyn, New York
Farm.One
Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.
New York, New York
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.
New York, New York
Number One, Broadway
Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.
New York, New York
The Double Check Businessman
This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.
New York, New York
Fraunces Tavern
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
New York, New York
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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New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Hoboken, New Jersey
Birthplace of Baseball Monument
A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.
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New York, New York
Taste of Persia NYC
Some of the best Persian food in New York comes from the front window of an unassuming pizza shop.
New York, New York
Camilo Egas Mural at the New School
After surviving abandonment, this powerful Latin American mural is alive again.
New York, New York
New York City Fire Museum
A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.
New York, New York
Second Cemetery of the Congregation Shearith Israel
New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.
New York, New York
Greenwich Locksmith
Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.
New York, New York
Gay Liberation
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
New York, New York
Marie's Crisis
Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.
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New York, New York
Goldbar
A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.
New York, New York
West Terrace at the Cloisters
This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.
New York, New York
Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
New York, New York
Timbuktu Islamic Center Food Vendors
These small stands sell Malian snacks to worshippers and passersby after Friday prayers in Harlem.
New York, New York
Hamilton Grange
The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.
