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C-Squat
A notorious punk house turned co-op.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Greenwich Locksmith
Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.
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Toloache
Discover the taste of mold.
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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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The Wizard of Park Avenue
A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.
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Bemelmans Bar
The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.
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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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George Glazer Gallery
Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.
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Holiday Nostalgia Train
During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.
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Toynbee Tiles
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
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Shopsin's
Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.
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Barthman's Sidewalk Clock
A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.
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El Sabroso
This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.
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Oldest Manhole Cover
Walk over a 150 year old manhole.
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Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library
One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.
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The Woolworth Building
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.
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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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Holographic Studios Inc.
The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.
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The Secret Entrance to the Knickerbocker Hotel
An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.
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Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
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Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
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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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Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
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Lower East Side Toy Company (The Back Room)
Become a prohibition rebel.
