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Museum of Chinese in America
This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.
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Broken Kilometer
One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.
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Broadway Flea Market
An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.
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The Oldest Fence in New York
Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.
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Church of the Intercession
A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.
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Castle Williams
In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.
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Septuagesimo Uno
The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."
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The Burns Archive
A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.
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Paley Park
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
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Roosevelt Island Octagon Tower
A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.
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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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New York City Police Museum
Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.
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Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
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The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
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'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
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Hallett Nature Sanctuary
Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.
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New York Society Library
New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.
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George Glazer Gallery
Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.
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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.
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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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Abandoned 18th Street Subway Station
This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.
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Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.
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Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
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The Manhattan Well Murder
A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.
