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Audubon Mural Project

Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.
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Hamilton Grange

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.
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Graffiti Hall of Fame

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."
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The Ziegfeld Head

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.
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The Ramble Cave

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.
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New York's Adam and Eve Sculptures

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.
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6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan's Secret Street

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.
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Game Boy that Survived a Bombing

Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.
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Tannen's Magic Shop

New York's oldest magic store.
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Toynbee Tiles

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
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Poster House Museum

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.
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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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7000 Oaks

Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.
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The SeaGlass Carousel

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
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Lower East Side Toy Company (The Back Room)

Become a prohibition rebel.
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Collyer Brothers Park

Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.
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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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The High Line

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
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Staple Street Skybridge

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.
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Irish Hunger Memorial

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.
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Berlin Wall Section

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
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The Remnants of Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue

Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.
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Pier 54: The Titanic's Arrival Destination

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