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New York, New York

Marilyn Monroe's Subway Grate

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
New York, New York

The Woolworth Building

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
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Gimbel's Bridge

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
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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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P.S. 186

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.
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Le Train Bleu Restaurant

On the top floor of an upscale department store stands a lavish restaurant housed in a replica of a luxury French dining car.
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Pomander Walk

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.
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The Elevated Acre

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
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Times Square Hum

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
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Pier 54: The Titanic's Arrival Destination

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.
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New York Federal Gold Vault

More gold than anywhere else, ever.
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The New York Earth Room

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.
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High Bridge

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
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New York's Hidden Tropical Forest

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
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Hess Triangle

New York City's smallest piece of private property.
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Greenacre Park

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
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Trinity Place Bank Vault Bar

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
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The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
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Track 61

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
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Please Don't Tell

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
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5 Beekman Street

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
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Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
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Old City Hall Station

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.
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The Rosegate House

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.