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Electric Lady Studios

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.
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The High Line

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
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Pier 54: The Titanic's Arrival Destination

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.
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Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.
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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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Poster House Museum

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.
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Greenacre Park

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
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The Wizard of Park Avenue

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.
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767 Third Avenue

A Manhattan office building is home to the world's largest chess board.
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The Burns Archive

A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.
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Plaque of Nikola Tesla on Radio Wave Building

The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.
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Patent Pending

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.
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Marilyn Monroe's Subway Grate

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
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The Conjuring Arts Research Center

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.
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Al Hirschfeld's Desk and Chair

From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.
New York, New York

Brazenhead Books

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.
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Hallett Nature Sanctuary

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.
New York, New York

Track 61

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
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Waldorf Astoria Archives

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.
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Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery

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

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

Padre Pio Shrine

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.
New York, New York

Gimbel's Bridge

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

Tannen's Magic Shop

New York's oldest magic store.