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New York's Adam and Eve Sculptures
Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.
Places sierrawest Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Pier 26 Tide Deck
Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.
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Jacques Derrida's Favorite Banana Bread
The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.
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The General Worth Monument
This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.
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Dvořák Room
A small piece of the composer's New York home lives on in the center of Czech culture in Manhattan.
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Nero Wolfe's Brownstone
The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.
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Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.
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IFC Center Peephole
The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.
Permanently Closed
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Game Boy that Survived a Bombing
Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.
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The "Irving House"
Nope, not Washington Irving's house.
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Times Square Station Fake Tiles
Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.
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Antonín Dvořák's Home
The place where Dvořák composed some of his most famous works.
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Physical Graffiti Building
The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.
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Al Hirschfeld's Desk and Chair
From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.
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Mercury Theatre Plaque
Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."
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New York Produce Exchange Property Marker
A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.
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William Lescaze Townhouse
New York City's first Modernist house.
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The John Street Methodist Church
The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.
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Flying Carpet Over Isfahan
A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.
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Stationary Figures Mosaics
Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.
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7000 Oaks
Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.
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Shorakkopoch Rock
A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.
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Chester A. Arthur Inauguration and Death House
The only remaining building in New York to see the inauguration of a president is being slowly overtaken by a grocery store.
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Spring Street Salt Shed
This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.
