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New York, New York

New York Academy of Medicine Rare Book Library

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.
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'Life Underground' Sculptures

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

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
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Kenka

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?
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President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
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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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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.
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Chinatown's Bloody Angle

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
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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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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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Toynbee Tiles

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
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Campbell Apartment

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
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'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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Angel Orensanz Foundation

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.
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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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Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
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The SeaGlass Carousel

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
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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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Museum of Sex

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
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Trinity Churchyard

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
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High Bridge

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
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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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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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Greenacre Park

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.