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Venus

New York Transit Museum Gallery & Store

📍 Venus here is about the size of one of the raised letters on a MetroCard.

At true scale: 0.26 in (6.6 mm) across

About this place

A quarter-inch bead, 194 feet out. Venus is the last stop under a roof — from here the walk goes outside and stays there.

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Facing the museum, a ramp on your left leads up and out of the building. Once outside, hang a left — Earth is just before the street bridge ahead.

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