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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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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Greenacre Park
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
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The New York Earth Room
A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.
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William J. Syms Operating Theatre
Once considered the height of medical modernity, this structure is now the oldest remaining component of Roosevelt Hospital.
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767 Third Avenue
A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.
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New York's Hidden Tropical Forest
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
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Berlin Wall Section
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
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The Village Gate Sign
The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.
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Paley Park
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
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Burger Joint
Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.
Permanently Closed
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The Lost Diner
The saddest little diner in New York.
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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.
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Bellevue Hospital
The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
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The Forgotten Entrance to Clinton Hall
Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.
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Cole Porter's Piano
A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.
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Track 61
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
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The Daily News Building Globe
Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.
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The Museum of Interesting Things
A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.
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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 Gardens at St. Luke in the Fields
A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.
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Sybil's Cave
The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.
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The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
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Radio City Music Hall's Secret Apartment
Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.
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The Burns Archive
A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.
