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Queens, New York

Cassinelli Pasta

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.
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Brooklyn, New York

'The Dinner Party'

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.
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Brooklyn, New York

Mary A. Whalen Oil Tanker

A retired oil tanker now offering amazing views of New York City.
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New York, New York

Dvořák Room

A small piece of the composer's New York home lives on in the center of Czech culture in Manhattan.
lampbane Added by lampbane
New York, New York

African Elephants Diorama

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.
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Queens, New York

Geographic Center of New York City

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.
Andres Schiffino Added by Andres Schiffino
New York, New York

Asiatic Leopard Diorama

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.
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New York, New York

Antonín Dvořák's Home

The place where Dvořák composed some of his most famous works.
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New York, New York

Poster House Museum

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.
Amber C Snider Added by Amber C Snider
Queens, New York

Weekender Billiards & Bar

Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.
Sam OBrien Added by Sam OBrien
New York, New York

The Narrowest Building in New York

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.
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New York, New York

Camilo Egas Mural at the New School

After surviving abandonment, this powerful Latin American mural is alive again.
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Brooklyn, New York

Spritz Cookie Gravestone

This recipe is set in stone.
lukefater Added by lukefater
New York, New York

Indian Rhinoceros Diorama

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Queens, New York

James Corbett Home

The home of former Heavyweight Boxing Champion, "Gentleman Jim" Corbett.
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New York, New York

Ancient Egyptian Beef Shoulder

Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.
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Bronx, New York

Bartow-Pell Mansion

This old estate is a remnant of when the Bronx was a popular summer destination for wealthy New Yorkers.
lampbane Added by lampbane
New York, New York

U.N. Delegates Dining Room

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.
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Queens, New York

5 de Mayo Food Market

Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.
Sam OBrien Added by Sam OBrien
Brooklyn, New York

Turk's Inn

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn, New York

John Paul Jones Park's Rodman Gun

The rare American Civil War-era weapon was never fired in anger.
lampbane Added by lampbane
New York, New York

Ear Inn

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).
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Brooklyn, New York

Vale of Cashmere

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.
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Brooklyn, New York

Govinda's Vegetarian Lunch

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.
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