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

The most confusing clock in New York.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

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

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

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

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

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

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

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

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.