Queens, New York
The Abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch of the Long Island Railroad
A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.
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African Burial Ground National Monument
This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.
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Central Filing Bar
A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.
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The Former New Brighton Athletic Club
These historic buildings once housed the headquarters of one of the most infamous gangs of New York.
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U Thant Island
The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.
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Water Tower
This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.
Permanently Closed
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Vintage Massimo Vignelli Subway Map
There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.
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REI's Wall of Litho Stones
A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.
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Graybar Rats
Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.
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The Marriage of Money and Real Estate
A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.
New York, New York
Site of Columbia University's Nuclear Reactor
This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.
New York, New York
Jean-Michel Basquiat Commemorative Plaque
The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.
New York, New York
Carnegie Hall Archives
More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.
New York, New York
Toloache
Discover the taste of mold.
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Grand Central Ceiling Dark Patch
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
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Power Station
One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.
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Lenin Statue at Red Square
Salute the leader of the proletariat.
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Jeffrey's Hook Light
Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
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The Lightship Frying Pan
Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.
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The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Permanently Closed
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Site of the Beach Pneumatic Subway
Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.
Permanently Closed
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West Side Cow Tunnels
NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.
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Brooklyn Bridge Fallout Shelter
There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.
New York, New York
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Museum
The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.
