Jersey City, New Jersey
The Black Tom Explosion Memorial
A simple plaque remembers an act of WWI terrorism that obliterated an island and forever scarred the Statue of Liberty.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform
Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
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Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Museum
The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.
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Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
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Grand Central Oyster Bar
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
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Grand Central Ceiling Dark Patch
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
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The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
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The Grolier Club
The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.
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Electric Lady Studios
Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.
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IFC Center Peephole
The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.
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‘The Gilded Lady’
A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.
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Ear Inn
One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).
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Alice in Wonderland Statue
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
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Gay Liberation
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
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Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
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New York Herald Monument
There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.
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REACH: New York
Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.
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'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
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Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
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The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
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New Yorker Hotel
The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
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Ralph Kramden Statue
An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'
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300 West 38th Street
Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.
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Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
