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REACH: New York

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.
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High Bridge

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
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Lower East Side Toy Company (The Back Room)

Become a prohibition rebel.
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Greenacre Park

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
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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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REI's Wall of Litho Stones

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.
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Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
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Model Ship Collection at the South Street Seaport Museum

Set sail on a small scale.
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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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Lenin Statue at Red Square

Salute the leader of the proletariat.
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Tammany Hall

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.
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The Brown Building

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
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C-Squat

A notorious punk house turned co-op.
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Jeffrey's Hook Light

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
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Tom's Restaurant

The "Seinfeld" diner.
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President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
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Merchant's House Museum

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.
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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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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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Governors Island

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
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Fraunces Tavern

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
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Campbell Apartment

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
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Irish Hunger Memorial

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.
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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.