New York, New York
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
El Sabroso
This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.
New York, New York
Barthman's Sidewalk Clock
A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
City Hall Library
An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.
New York, New York
The Grolier Club
The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.
New York, New York
The Woolworth Building
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
New York, New York
The Elevated Acre
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
New York, New York
The Treasures in the Trash Collection
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Goldbar
A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.
New York, New York
Trinity Place Bank Vault Bar
This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Cat Sanctuary
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
New York, New York
The SeaGlass Carousel
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
New York, New York
Please Don't Tell
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
New York, New York
Explorers Club Headquarters
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
Lucca, Italy
Torre Guinigi (Guinigi Tower)
Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.
Lucca, Italy
The Incorruptible St. Zita
The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.
Humacao, Puerto Rico
Monkey Island
This small primate research island is teeming with playing, fighting wild monkeys.
Permanently Closed
Brooklyn, New York
The Smile Face Museum
This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, New York
Interference Archive
Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.
New York, New York
Greenwich Locksmith
Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.
New York, New York
Mmuseumm
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
New York, New York
Dream House
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
