The Atlas Obscura Guide To The Bronx

32 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in the Bronx, New York

Updated October 18, 2025

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Unusual Attractions in Bronx

The remains of Riverside Hospital at North Brother Island

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North Brother Island

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

Poe Cottage in the Bronx

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Edgar Allan Poe Cottage

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

The praying mantis on the ride. Photo:

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Bronx Zoo Bug Carousel

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

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Hart Island

The loneliest island in New York.

The Untermyer Memorial in Woodlawn Cemetery

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Woodlawn Cemetery

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

Thain Family Forest.

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Thain Family Forest

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

A miniature New York

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Holiday Train Show at New York Botanical Garden

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

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Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Bronx

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Cafe al Mercato

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

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La Morada

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.

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Teitel Brothers

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.

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Stories About the Bronx

The Ghetto Gastro collective tells the story of the Bronx through food. From left: Lester Walker, Jon Gray, and Pierre Serrao.

In This 'Black Power Kitchen,' Joy and Activism Collide

Ghetto Gastro honors the Bronx with sea moss, chopped "stease," and saltfish takoyaki.

by Sam Lin-Sommer, Atlas Obscura

November 4, 2022

The Young Lords, a Puerto Rican activist group, seized this mobile chest x-ray unit in 1970. A few months later, they and members of the Black Panther Party occupied part of Lincoln Hospital to establish a drug detoxification program.

How Acupuncture Became a Radical Remedy in the Bronx

When Black and brown activists created Lincoln Detox, they also helped spread Eastern medicine.

by Santi Elijah Holley, Atlas Obscura

November 9, 2020

Poe’s house in Philadelphia, where he composed “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Gold Bug.”

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Edgar Allan Poe gets the recognition he deserves in the afterlife.

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Lists Featuring the Bronx

Overlooking New York Harbor.

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The New York Marble Cemetery.

Unique Cemeteries in New York

Famous and historic graveyards to visit in the five boroughs.

Including Green-Wood Cemetery, Trinity Churchyard, and First Shearith Israel Graveyard