New York, New York
Girl Puzzle Monument
An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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C-Squat
A notorious punk house turned co-op.
New York, New York
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.
New York, New York
Daredevil Tattoo Museum
This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.
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Wavertree
After traveling the world, one of the last remaining fully-rigged three masted iron-hulled cargo ship in the world found its home in New York.
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Bluestockings Bookstore
New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.
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‘Crack Is Wack’
In 1986, Keith Haring was arrested for painting this anti-drug mural on a Harlem handball court.
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New York City Police Museum
Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.
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Hidden Wall of 1976 Graffiti
A partially hidden wall graffitied by spectators of the 1976 Bicentennial, recently rediscovered.
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Strecker Memorial Laboratory
Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.
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77 Water Street
A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.
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Lenin Statue at Red Square
Salute the leader of the proletariat.
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Harry Jenning's Rat Pit of the Five Points
This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.
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Autophoto
Picture yourself in history with this working collection of vintage photobooths.
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284 Broome Street
The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.
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Obscura Antiques and Oddities
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
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Chinatown's Bloody Angle
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
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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.
New York, New York
The Press Room
Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.
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George Glazer Gallery
Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.
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Museum of the American Gangster
This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
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190 Bowery
The greatest real estate coup of all time.
New York, New York
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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The Fillmore East
A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.
