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Broadway & 7th Ave (btwn W 42nd & 47th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Theater District · 2355 tips and reviews
Nate Folkert: A strange hum on a singular pedestrian island is part of a 1977 art exhibit by Max Neuhaus http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-times-square-hum
33 Liberty St (btwn Nassau & William St), New York, NY
Bank · Financial District · 38 tips and reviews
Nate Folkert: The gold vault contains 7000 tons of gold; approximately 5% of all gold ever mined, and is worth around $400 billion http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/new-york-federal-gold-vault
Nate Folkert: Though intended to disembark at pier 59, the titanic's survivors disembarked at this now dilapidated dock instead. http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pier-54-titanics-destination
Nate Folkert: A pneumatic tube system is still in use to deliver library slips. http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pneumatic-system-new-york-public-library
Metro Station · Theater District · 112 tips and reviews
Nate Folkert: at the eastern end of the track 1 platform is a door that was secret entrance to the knickerbocker hotel. http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-secret-entrance-to-the-knickerbocker-hotel
Nate Folkert: relic chapel contains relics donated by an italian woman in 1892 to avoid seizure by the italian government. http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-relic-chapel-at-the-church-of-the-most-holy-redeemer
15 E 7th St (btwn Cooper Sq & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 467 tips and reviews
Nate Folkert: departing soldiers leaving for war would leave a turkey wishbone hanging on the lamp rail. http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-wishbones-of-mcsorley-s-old-ale-house