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New York, New York

'Life Underground' Sculptures

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

The Remnants of Tin Pan Alley

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.
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New York, New York

Poster House Museum

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.
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New York, New York

The White Horse Tavern

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.
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New York, New York

Museum of Sex

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
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New York, New York

Marie's Crisis

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.
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New York, New York

Gay Liberation

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
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New York, New York

C. O. Bigelow Apothecary

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
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Queens, New York

Calvary Cemetery

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.
Allison Added by Allison
New York, New York

Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
New York, New York

The "Irving House"

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.
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New York, New York

Union Square Metronome

The most confusing clock in New York.
Added by Henry
New York, New York

Bellevue Hospital

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
New York, New York

The Evolution Store

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
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Brooklyn, New York

Digester Eggs

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.
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New York, New York

41 Cooper Square

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.
New York, New York

The Wishbones of McSorley's Old Ale House

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
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New York, New York

Obscura Antiques and Oddities

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
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New York, New York

The Fillmore East

A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.
Brooklyn, New York

Greenpoint Savings Bank

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.
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New York, New York

Irish Hunger Memorial

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.
Allison Added by Allison
New York, New York

Staple Street Skybridge

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.
New York, New York

The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
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New York, New York

New York Marble Cemetery

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."
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