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Plaque of Nikola Tesla on Radio Wave Building
The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.
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Chinatown's Bloody Angle
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
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The Lightship Frying Pan
Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.
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Jefferson Market Library
Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
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C. O. Bigelow Apothecary
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
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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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'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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Toynbee Tiles
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
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Bellevue Hospital
The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
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The SeaGlass Carousel
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
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Angel Orensanz Foundation
The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.
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Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
Permanently Closed
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Museum of the American Gangster
This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
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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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Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
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Pier 54: The Titanic’s Arrival Destination
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
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First Shearith Israel Graveyard
Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.
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New York Marble Cemetery
A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."
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Trinity Churchyard
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
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Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
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Greenwich Locksmith
Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.
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The White Horse Tavern
Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.
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Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
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The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
