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

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

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

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

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.

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

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

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

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

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

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

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

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

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.