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New York, New York

Union Square Metronome

The most confusing clock in New York.
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The Brown Building

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
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Jeffrey's Hook Light

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
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41 Cooper Square

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.
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The Forgotten Entrance to Clinton Hall

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.
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Jefferson Market Library

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
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Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Museum

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.
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'Life Underground' Sculptures

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

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
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The High Line

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
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Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.