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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.
1923
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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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 Mulberry Bend
During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.
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Edward Mooney House
Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.
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Chinatown's Bloody Angle
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
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Olfactory Art Keller
The only gallery in New York dedicated to olfactory art and the exploration of scent in art.
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First Shearith Israel Graveyard
Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.
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Harry Jenning's Rat Pit of the Five Points
This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.
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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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St. Luke's Place Coal Hole Covers
These ornate manhole covers were used for a now-forgotten purpose.
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Jacques Derrida's Favorite Banana Bread
The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.
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The Lost Diner
The saddest little diner in New York.
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Spring Street Salt Shed
This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.
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Ear Inn
One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).
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Carsten Höller Slide
Three-story slide through the New Museum.
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New York City Fire Museum
A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.
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American Numismatic Society
Play heads or tails with thousands of different coins.
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The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
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Aretha Franklin Subway Tributes
A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."
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Dream House
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
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Mmuseumm
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
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Clock Tower Building
A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.
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Joanne Hendricks Cookbooks
Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.
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Pier 26 Tide Deck
Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.
