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This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Make sweet music as you walk through this interactive sonic sculpture.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.

An unusual geological feature towers over the remains of a dark episode in United States history.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

This sandstone building is a relic of the Overland Trail.

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