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Union Square Metronome

The most confusing clock in New York.
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Statue of Liberty's Original Torch

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
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One Times Square

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
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Plaque of Nikola Tesla on Radio Wave Building

The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.
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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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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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Merchant's House Museum

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.
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The Hidden Holocaust Memorial of Madison Park

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.
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Abandoned 18th Street Subway Station

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.
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The Hidden Art Deco Tunnel Underneath the New Yorker Hotel

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.
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Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.
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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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The Manhattan Well Murder

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.
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77 Water Street

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.
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Brooklyn Bridge Love Locks

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
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The Conjuring Arts Research Center

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.
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Campbell Apartment

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
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Keith Haring's 'Once Upon a Time' Bathroom Mural

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
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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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Graffiti Hall of Fame

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."
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Babycastles

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.
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Fearless Girl Statue

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
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P.S. 186

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.
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The Museum of Interesting Things

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.