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Toynbee Tiles
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Plaque of Nikola Tesla on Radio Wave Building
The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.
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Nikola Tesla Street Corner
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
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Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
Baltimore, Maryland
Davidge Hall
One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.
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The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
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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.
Warm Springs, Georgia
Roosevelt’s Little White House
FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.
Savannah, Georgia
The Bonaventure Jogger
An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.
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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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New York Cancer Hospital
This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.
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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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Delmonico's Pompeii Columns
Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.
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Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
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Brooklyn Bridge Love Locks
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
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The Wishbones of McSorley's Old Ale House
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
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The Former New Brighton Athletic Club
These historic buildings once housed the headquarters of one of the most infamous gangs of New York.
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Long Lines Building
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
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The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
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Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
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Jean-Michel Basquiat Commemorative Plaque
The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.
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284 Broome Street
The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.
Permanently Closed
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The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Permanently Closed
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Oldest Manhole Cover
Walk over a 150 year old manhole.
