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One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

I fought the law and the precinct caved in.

Underground vaults of a former brewery beneath Brooklyn's Crown Heights are now used to ripen cheese.

Discover the taste of mold.

This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.

This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.