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The Remnants of Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue
Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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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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Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
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Model Ship Collection at the South Street Seaport Museum
Set sail on a small scale.
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Second Cemetery of the Congregation Shearith Israel
New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.
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Delmonico's Pompeii Columns
Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.
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Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
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Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery
Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.
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Castle Williams
In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.
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Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies
“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."
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The Gardens at St. Luke in the Fields
A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.
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6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan’s Secret Street
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
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Lenin Statue at Red Square
Salute the leader of the proletariat.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum of American Finance
Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?
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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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Brooklyn Bridge Love Locks
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
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Governors Island
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
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190 Bowery
The greatest real estate coup of all time.
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Keith Haring’s ‘Once Upon a Time’ Bathroom Mural
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
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John M. Mossman Lock Collection
Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.
Permanently Closed
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The Lost Diner
The saddest little diner in New York.
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Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
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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 Daily News Building Globe
Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.
