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New York, New York

Septuagesimo Uno

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."
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The Real Winnie the Pooh & Pals

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.
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The Standard Oil Building

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.
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The Marine Grill Murals of the McAlpin Hotel

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.
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Giant Needle and Button

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
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Cole Porter's Piano

A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.
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Union Square Metronome

The most confusing clock in New York.
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The Oldest Fence in New York

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

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.
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Paley Park

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
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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 Hangman's Elm

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
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Albertine

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.
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Sylvan Terrace

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.
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The Wizard of Park Avenue

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.
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John M. Mossman Lock Collection

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.
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Wall Street Bombing Scars

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
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Roosevelt Island Octagon Tower

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.
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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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Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.
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Tom's Restaurant

The "Seinfeld" diner.
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'Life Underground' Sculptures

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
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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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Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery

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