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New York, New York

Komodo Dragon Diorama

Here be dragons.
New York, New York

Portrait of an Unidentified Woman

The mysterious image is believed to show Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, in a beautiful blue dress.
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Cherokee Apartments

This Upper East Side apartment co-op was designed as a tuberculosis sanitarium.
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WPA Murals of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.
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Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
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Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.
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New York Herald Monument

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.
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Graybar Rats

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.
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Second Avenue Subway Art

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.
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Gay Liberation

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
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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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Grand Central Ceiling Dark Patch

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
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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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Union Square Metronome

The most confusing clock in New York.
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The Lightship Frying Pan

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.
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Nikola Tesla Street Corner

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
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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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Giant Needle and Button

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
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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.
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Grand Central Oyster Bar

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
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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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Catacombs of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.
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Merchant's House Museum

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.
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.