# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 166
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3301 "2020-08-23T01:01:34Z")
Secondary tourist attractions in the world’s biggest cities 1. Central Criminal Courts (the Old Bailey) - London ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3302 "2020-08-23T02:24:26Z")
Secondary tourist attractions in the world’s biggest cities 1. Central Criminal Courts (the Old Bailey) - London 2. Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche (Street of the Fishing Cat) - Paris The narrowest street in Paris, 1.8 meters wide. When the Seine would overflow its banks, cats used to go there to catch fish. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3303 "2020-08-23T02:45:30Z")
Secondary tourist attractions in the world’s biggest cities 1. Central Criminal Courts (the Old Bailey) - London 2. Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche (Street of the Fishing Cat) - Paris 3. Grant’s Tomb, Riverside Park - New York City For 5 years I lived a few blocks away from it, would walk by frequently, and never saw more than a handful of visitors ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3304 "2020-08-23T03:25:46Z")
Secondary tourist attractions in the world’s biggest cities 1. Central Criminal Courts (the Old Bailey) - London 2. Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche (Street of the Fishing Cat) - Paris 3. Grant’s Tomb, Riverside Park - New York City 4. Musee d’Orsay - Paris It’s not the Louvre, but it’s a trove of Impressionist art. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3305 "2020-08-23T03:47:47Z")
Secondary tourist attractions in the world’s biggest cities 1. Central Criminal Courts (the Old Bailey) - London 2. Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche (Street of the Fishing Cat) - Paris 3. Grant’s Tomb, Riverside Park - New York City 4. Musee d’Orsay - Paris 5. St. Louis Forest Park Home of world-class zoo and art museum, both free admission ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3306 "2020-08-23T03:55:32Z")
Secondary tourist attractions in the world’s biggest cities 1. Central Criminal Courts (the Old Bailey) - London 2. Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche (Street of the Fishing Cat) - Paris 3. Grant’s Tomb, Riverside Park - New York City 4. Musee d’Orsay - Paris 5. St. Louis Forest Park 6. The Annex - Toronto If you want to see great examples of Victorian architecture, the Annex is the place to go. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3307 "2020-08-23T11:57:42Z")
Secondary tourist attractions in the world’s biggest cities 1. Central Criminal Courts (the Old Bailey) - London 2. Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche (Street of the Fishing Cat) - Paris 3. Grant’s Tomb, Riverside Park - New York City 4. Musee d’Orsay - Paris 5. St. Louis Forest Park 6. The Annex - Toronto 7. Wiener Riesenrad ferris wheel - Vienna Featured in the movie _The Third Man_ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3308 "2020-08-23T13:28:33Z")
Secondary tourist attractions in the world’s biggest cities 1. Central Criminal Courts (the Old Bailey) - London 2. Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche (Street of the Fishing Cat) - Paris 3. Grant’s Tomb, Riverside Park - New York City 4. Musee d’Orsay - Paris 5. St. Louis Forest Park 6. The Annex - Toronto 7. Wiener Riesenrad ferris wheel - Vienna 8. Washington Navy Yard - Washington, D.C. It has a great but little-known museum of American naval history. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3309 "2020-08-23T17:20:28Z")
Secondary tourist attractions in the world’s biggest cities 1. Central Criminal Courts (the Old Bailey) - London 2. Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche (Street of the Fishing Cat) - Paris 3. Grant’s Tomb, Riverside Park - New York City 4. Musee d’Orsay - Paris 5. St. Louis Forest Park 6. The Annex - Toronto 7. Wiener Riesenrad ferris wheel - Vienna 8. Washington Navy Yard - Washington, D.C. 9. Tokyo Tower Once a primary attraction, built in 1958 and formerly the city’s tallest structure. Supplanted by the Tokyo Skytree (opened in 2012) ---
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Secondary tourist attractions in the world’s biggest cities 1. Central Criminal Courts (the Old Bailey) - London 2. Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche (Street of the Fishing Cat) - Paris 3. Grant’s Tomb, Riverside Park - New York City 4. Musee d’Orsay - Paris 5. St. Louis Forest Park 6. The Annex - Toronto 7. Wiener Riesenrad ferris wheel - Vienna 8. Washington Navy Yard - Washington, D.C. 9. Tokyo Tower 10. Coit Tower, San Francisco ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3311 "2020-08-24T13:49:38Z")
Secondary tourist attractions in the world’s biggest cities 1. Central Criminal Courts (the Old Bailey) - London 2. Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche (Street of the Fishing Cat) - Paris 3. Grant’s Tomb, Riverside Park - New York City 4. Musee d’Orsay - Paris 5. St. Louis Forest Park 6. The Annex - Toronto 7. Wiener Riesenrad ferris wheel - Vienna 8. Washington Navy Yard - Washington, D.C. 9. Tokyo Tower 10. Coit Tower, San Francisco 11. Chicago History Museum ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3312 "2020-08-24T16:05:04Z")
Secondary tourist attractions in the world’s biggest cities 1. Central Criminal Courts (the Old Bailey) - London 2. Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche (Street of the Fishing Cat) - Paris 3. Grant’s Tomb, Riverside Park - New York City 4. Musee d’Orsay - Paris 5. St. Louis Forest Park 6. The Annex - Toronto 7. Wiener Riesenrad ferris wheel - Vienna 8. Washington Navy Yard - Washington, D.C. 9. Tokyo Tower 10. Coit Tower, San Francisco 11. Chicago History Museum 12. Central Park Zoo - New York City A totally delightful zoo, much more manageable than the huge Bronx Zoo. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3313 "2020-08-25T12:33:40Z")
Secondary tourist attractions in the world’s biggest cities 1. Central Criminal Courts (the Old Bailey) - London 2. Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche (Street of the Fishing Cat) - Paris 3. Grant’s Tomb, Riverside Park - New York City 4. Musee d’Orsay - Paris 5. St. Louis Forest Park 6. The Annex - Toronto 7. Wiener Riesenrad ferris wheel - Vienna 8. Washington Navy Yard - Washington, D.C. 9. Tokyo Tower 10. Coit Tower, San Francisco 11. Chicago History Museum 12. Central Park Zoo - New York City 13. Citi Field, New York Pass ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3314 "2020-08-25T14:13:09Z")
Words containing the letters “R”, “N” and “C” in any order. 1. wrench ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3315 "2020-08-25T14:34:45Z")
Words containing the letters “R”, “N” and “C” in any order. 1. wrench 2. Republican ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3316 "2020-08-25T20:43:54Z")
Words containing the letters “R”, “N” and “C” in any order. 1. wrench 2. Republican 3. carnage ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3317 "2020-08-25T21:09:17Z")
Words containing the letters “R”, “N” and “C” in any order. 1. wrench 2. Republican 3. carnage 4. corn ---
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Words containing the letters “R”, “N” and “C” in any order. 1. wrench 2. Republican 3. carnage 4. corn 5. Rappahannock ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3319 "2020-08-25T22:42:29Z")
Words containing the letters “R”, “N” and “C” in any order. 1. wrench 2. Republican 3. carnage 4. corn 5. Rappahannock 6. commoner ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3320 "2020-08-25T23:09:06Z")
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