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New York, New York

Dream House

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
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The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
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Mysterious Bookshop

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
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Houston Bowery Art Wall

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.
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The Hangman's Elm

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
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The New York Earth Room

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.
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Sidewalk Subway Map

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.
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Chinatown's Bloody Angle

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
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The Narrowest Building in New York

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.
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The Gardens at St. Luke in the Fields

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.
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'Life Underground' Sculptures

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
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Roosevelt Island Lighthouse

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.
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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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The Grolier Club

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.
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Hallett Nature Sanctuary

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.
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Explorers Club Headquarters

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
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Strawberry Fields Memorial

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
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Alice in Wonderland Statue

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
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New York Society Library

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.
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Venetian Room

This lavish room at NYC's French Embassy is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.
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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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Bellevue Hospital

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
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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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Private Passage

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.