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New York, New York

President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Bronx, New York

Edgar Allan Poe Cottage

The famous author's cottage hideaway.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
New York, New York

Leopard Society Garb

Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.
atimian Added by atimian
New York, New York

Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.
michelle Added by michelle
New York, New York

Nikola Tesla Street Corner

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
Alicia Bones Added by Alicia Bones
New York, New York

Union Square Metronome

The most confusing clock in New York.
Added by Henry
New York, New York

The Players

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.
meganmichelle Added by meganmichelle
New York, New York

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.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
New York, New York

Museum of Sex

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
Added by Henry
New York, New York

The Village Gate Sign

The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.
Added by dlukenelson
New York, New York

The Wishbones of McSorley's Old Ale House

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

Merchant's House Museum

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.
mariamakenna Added by mariamakenna
New York, New York

Jefferson Market Library

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
SofiaMaria Added by SofiaMaria
New York, New York

The Weathermen Townhouse Explosion

A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
New York, New York

Second Cemetery of the Congregation Shearith Israel

New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.
Added by michelleferlito
New York, New York

The White Horse Tavern

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

Barthman's Sidewalk Clock

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
New York, New York

The John Street Methodist Church

The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
New York, New York

5 Beekman Street

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
bboas Added by bboas
New York, New York

Museum of American Finance

Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Brooklyn, New York

BargeMusic

A cargo of beautiful music.
KaliaK Added by KaliaK
New York, New York

The Woolworth Building

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
Colin McDonald Added by Colin McDonald
New York, New York

Titanic Memorial

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.
atimian Added by atimian
New York, New York

The American Merchant Mariner's Memorial

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer