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New York, New York

Lenin Statue at Red Square

Salute the leader of the proletariat.
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Castle Williams

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.
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The Location of Paul's Boutique

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.
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The Wizard of Park Avenue

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.
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The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.
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Wall Street Bombing Scars

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
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Toynbee Tiles

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
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Houston Bowery Art Wall

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.
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Sidewalk Subway Map

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.
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Broadway Flea Market

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.
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Chinatown's Bloody Angle

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
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'Life Underground' Sculptures

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
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Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
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Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.
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Titanic Memorial

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.
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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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Daredevil Tattoo Museum

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.
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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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The Sisyphus Stones

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.
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The Morris-Jumel Mansion

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.
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Macy's Wooden Escalators

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

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

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.