Parks in New York City
1 parks to discover with Bad Historian in New York City.
New York City Audio Experiences
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Bodies, Bohemians & Basement Bars
Eight stops through Greenwich Village — where twenty thousand bodies lie under a dog park, a nineteen-year-old kid rewrote American music in a horse stable, and a drag queen kicked a cop and changed the world. Walk the crooked streets the grid forgot and figure out which stories are real.
Central Park Is a Lie
Every blade of grass was faked, and there are twenty thousand bodies underneath it. Walk south-to-north through eight of the most photographed spots in Central Park and discover the obsessive who designed it, the community that was erased to build it, and the loaded cannon that sat on display for a hundred and thirty years before anyone checked.
Secrets, Lies & Grand Designs
The buildings that lied to your face. Walk two and a half miles from the Flatiron to the Waldorf and discover the unhinged decisions behind New York's most iconic stretch of real estate — a secret spire raised in ninety minutes, a librarian who burned her own diaries, and a hotel built entirely out of spite.
The Family Business
How three Roeblings gave their bodies to a bridge. Walk two miles from City Hall to Brooklyn Heights and hear the story of the father who died, the son who was paralyzed, and the wife who finished the job — with no degree, no title, and no recognition for over a century.
The REAL Story of Central Park
Discover the scandalous secrets, wild animals, and forgotten crimes that shaped America's most famous park. From the sheep that used to graze here to the eccentric hermit who lived in a cave, Central Park has stories that'll make you question everything.
Wall Street's Dirty Secrets
From organized crime to eccentric millionaires, explore the twisted history of America's financial heart.
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