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44 Places

New York, New York

Greenacre Park

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

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Mmuseumm

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

New York, New York

Please Don't Tell

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

Oliver Hong

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New York, New York

New York's Hidden Tropical Forest

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

Luke J Spencer

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New York, New York

The High Line

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

New York, New York

Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Annetta Black

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New York, New York

Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Oliver Hong

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New York, New York

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.

Luke J Spencer

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New York, New York

Hess Triangle

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

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New York, New York

The Elevated Acre

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

Luke J Spencer

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New York, New York

Lower East Side Toy Company (The Back Room)

Become a prohibition rebel.

Oliver Hong

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New York, New York

Pomander Walk

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

Oliver Hong

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New York, New York

Roosevelt Island Tramway

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Annetta Black

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New York, New York

Gimbel's Bridge

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

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New York, New York

6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan's Secret Street

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

Luke J Spencer

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New York, New York

'The Sphere'

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

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Barthman's Sidewalk Clock

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

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New York, New York

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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Sidewalk Subway Map

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

Oliver Hong

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New York, New York

Alice in Wonderland Statue

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

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New York, New York

Long Lines Building

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

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Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Luke J Spencer

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New York, New York

Strawberry Fields Memorial

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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Governors Island

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

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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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Titanic Memorial

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

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The Hidden Holocaust Memorial of Madison Park

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

Luke J Spencer

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New York, New York

The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

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New York, New York

Fearless Girl Statue

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

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New York, New York

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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'Life Underground' Sculptures

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

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New York, New York

Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Luke J Spencer

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New York, New York

One Times Square

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

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Wall Street Bombing Scars

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

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New York, New York

The Wizard of Park Avenue

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

Oliver Hong

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New York, New York

Mysterious Bookshop

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

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Nikola Tesla Street Corner

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

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Paley Park

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

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Lenin Statue at Red Square

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

Oliver Hong

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Union Square Metronome

The most confusing clock in New York.

New York, New York

Giant Needle and Button

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Oliver Hong

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New York, New York

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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New York, New York

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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New York, New York

Graybar Rats

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

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