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Blockhouse No. 1
This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Bellevue Hospital
The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
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High Bridge
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
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Graffiti Hall of Fame
For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."
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Campbell Apartment
A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
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Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
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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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Pier 54: The Titanic’s Arrival Destination
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
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Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
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Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
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The Museum of Interesting Things
A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.
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The Treasures in the Trash Collection
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
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The Ramble Cave
Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.
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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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The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
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Track 61
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
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Please Don't Tell
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
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The Elevated Acre
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
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Explorers Club Headquarters
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
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Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Brooklyn, New York
The First Home in Greenpoint
Where Greenpoint's first European settler—and troublemaker—made his home.
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Film Biz Recycling
A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.
Permanently Closed
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Crown Finish Caves
Underground vaults of a former brewery beneath Brooklyn's Crown Heights are now used to ripen cheese.
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Leviton Building
2 square block factory in Greenpoint erected in 1936.
