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Wondrous →The Panorama of NYC
All 895,000 buildings of the five boroughs in miniature — built for the 1964 World’s Fair.
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Seven things worth leaving the apartment for, hand-checked. One short email, free, one tap to leave.
More in Wondrous
- The Backwards SkyThe zodiac overhead is painted mirror-reversed — “the heavens as God sees them,” per the official excuse. Find the one sooty brick they left uncleaned.
- The Little Red LighthouseThe 1880 lighthouse a children’s book saved from the wrecking ball — still standing where the great gray bridge looms.
- The Real Winnie-the-PoohThe actual 1920s stuffed animals that started it all, in the Children’s Center. Free.
- The Berlin Wall on MadisonFive graffitied slabs of the actual Wall, casually installed beside an office elevator bank.
- The Whispering GalleryFace the corner tile, murmur, and be heard perfectly across the vaulted arch 30 feet away. Proposals happen here weekly.