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The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Slocum Memorial Fountain
Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.
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The Wendel House
The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.
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The Fillmore East
A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.
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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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Hare Krishna Tree
One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.
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Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform
Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
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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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The Location of Paul's Boutique
The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.
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Paley Park
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
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James Farley Post Office Museum
A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.
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The Little Church Around the Corner
This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.
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The Mulberry Bend
During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.
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Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
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The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
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Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
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Lenin Statue at Red Square
Salute the leader of the proletariat.
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41 Cooper Square
This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.
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Greenwich Locksmith
Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.
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Nikola Tesla Street Corner
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
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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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The Wizard of Park Avenue
A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.
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The Hidden Holocaust Memorial of Madison Park
A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.
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Toloache
Discover the taste of mold.
