Sights in New York City
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Duke Ellington Statue
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Cyclone
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Cooper Union Building
The large brownstone Cooper Union is a public college founded by glue millionaire Peter Cooper in 1859. Abraham Lincoln gave his 'Right Makes Might' speech condemning slavery before his election to the White House in the college's Great Hall.
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Coney Island Museum
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Bethesda Fountain
This neoclassical fountain is one of New York’s largest. It’s capped by the Angel of the Waters, who is supported by four cherubim. The fountain was created by bohemian-feminist sculptor Emma Stebbins in 1868.
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Andrew Freedman Home
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Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower
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Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
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Villard Houses
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Alice Tully Hall
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Chelsea Modern
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Plymouth Church
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Lubavitch World Headquarters
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Cobble Hill Park
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St Paul Baptist Church
A small, red brick, neighborhood-focused church is a good spot for traditional gospel mass on Sundays.
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Sniffen Court
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Second Providence Baptist Church
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School of Law
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Salem United Methodist Church
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New York Hall of Science
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Metropolitan Baptist Church
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La Marqueta
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Inwood Hill Nature Center
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International Building
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General Ulysses S Grant National Memorial
Popularly known as Grant’s Tomb (‘Who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb?’ ‘Who?’ ‘Grant, stupid!’ goes a classic joke), this landmark holds the remains of Civil War hero and 18th president Ulysses S Grant and his wife, Julia. Completed in 1897 – 12 years after his death – the imposing granite structure cost $600,000 and is the largest mausoleum in the country.
Seventeen Gaudi-inspired mosaic benches, designed by Chilean artist Pedro Silva in the 1970s, surround the mausoleum. It’s a downright hallucinatory installation – and a good spot to contemplate the musings of the late, great comedian George Carlin, who was known to light up here back in the day.
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