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Cathedral Peacock Hutch
A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Site of Columbia University's Nuclear Reactor
This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.
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Amiable Child Monument
One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.
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President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
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Times Square Station Fake Tiles
Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.
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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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Venetian Room
This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.
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Henry Bliss Plaque
A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.
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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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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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Sophie Loeb Fountain
The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”
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Albertine
Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.
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New York Society Library
New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.
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The Lightship Frying Pan
Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.
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Houston Bowery Art Wall
This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.
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Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
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The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
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The Manhattan Well Murder
A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.
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Sidewalk Subway Map
Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.
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'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
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Keith Haring’s ‘Once Upon a Time’ Bathroom Mural
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
New York, New York
C. O. Bigelow Apothecary
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
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Greenwich Locksmith
Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.
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The Gardens at St. Luke in the Fields
A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.
