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Trinity Churchyard
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Wall Street Palisade
Wooden pavers represent a 17th-century barrier that gave Wall Street its name.
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Balto Statue
This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.
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Gay Street
An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.
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The Narrowest Building in New York
This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.
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The Cross at Ground Zero
Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.
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Gay Liberation
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
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Tammany Hall
The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.
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Staple Street Skybridge
Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.
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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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Hamilton Grange
The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.
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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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Long Lines Building
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
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Statue of Liberty's Original Torch
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
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Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
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Berlin Wall Section
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
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Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
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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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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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Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
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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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The Manhattan Eruv
This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.
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President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
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National Debt Clock
This installation turns abstract economics into a stark, public spectacle.
