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New York, New York

John M. Mossman Lock Collection

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.
New York, New York

The Secret Entrance to the Knickerbocker Hotel

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.
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The Hidden Art Deco Tunnel Underneath the New Yorker Hotel

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.
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New Yorker Hotel

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
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West Side Cow Tunnels

NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.
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300 West 38th Street

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.
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Acuario Cafe

A garment factory hides a small Dominican eatery in the hallway to its freight elevator.
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Nikola Tesla Street Corner

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
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El Sabroso

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.
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Mercury Theatre Plaque

Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."
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The Wendel House

The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.
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Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.
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Bryant Park Bathroom

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
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The Wertheim Study

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.
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The Lightship Frying Pan

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.
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Nero Wolfe's Brownstone

The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.
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New York's Oldest Phone Number

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.
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The Webster Apartments

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.
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James Farley Post Office Museum

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.
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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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Macy's Wooden Escalators

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
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Keen's Steakhouse

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.
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New York Herald Monument

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.
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Tannen's Magic Shop

New York's oldest magic store.