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New York, New York

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 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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C-Squat

A notorious punk house turned co-op.
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Governors Island

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
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190 Bowery

The greatest real estate coup of all time.
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'Life Underground' Sculptures

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
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New Yorker Hotel

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
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The Lightship Frying Pan

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.
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Toynbee Tiles

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
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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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C. O. Bigelow Apothecary

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
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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.
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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.
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New York Marble Cemetery

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."
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Roosevelt Island Tramway

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
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Shopsin's

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.
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Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
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Pomander Walk

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.
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Pier 54: The Titanic's Arrival Destination

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.
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Museum of Sex

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
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The High Line

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
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Tannen's Magic Shop

New York's oldest magic store.
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New York, New York

Please Don't Tell

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
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New York, New York

Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
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