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U Thant Island
The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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New York Herald Monument
There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.
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The Marriage of Money and Real Estate
A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.
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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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767 Third Avenue
A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.
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Paley Park
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
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Nikola Tesla Street Corner
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
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The Wizard of Park Avenue
A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.
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The Real Winnie the Pooh & Pals
The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.
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Roosevelt Island Octagon Tower
A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.
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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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Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
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Keen's Steakhouse
Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.
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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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Toynbee Tiles
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
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Burger Joint
Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.
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Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library
One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.
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Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
Permanently Closed
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Houdini Revealed
Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.
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Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
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Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
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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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Roosevelt Island Cat Sanctuary
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
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Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
