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Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

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

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

An abandoned asylum where patients have been forgotten but their possessions remain.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.