Brooklyn, New York
Honey Badger
Brooklyn’s wildest restaurant is serving ice cream in snail shells and marrow bones.
Places Ian Engweiler Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
284 Broome Street
The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.
New York, New York
Autophoto
Picture yourself in history with this working collection of vintage photobooths.
New York, New York
Economy Candy
Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.
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Harry Jenning's Rat Pit of the Five Points
This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.
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First Shearith Israel Graveyard
Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.
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The Sugar House Prison Window
An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.
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Irish Hunger Memorial
Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.
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WTC Station 'E' Subway Entrance
A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.
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Yi Ji Shi Mo Noodle Corp
Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.
New York, New York
Wing Heung Noodle Co.
Home to some of the last true noodle artisans in New York.
New York, New York
Museum of Chinese in America
This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.
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Onieals Grand Street Bar
A prohibition era watering hole for the police.
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Catacombs of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral
Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.
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Angel Orensanz Foundation
The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.
New York, New York
Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery
Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.
New York, New York
Holiday Nostalgia Train
During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.
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Please Don't Tell
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
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Physical Graffiti Building
The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.
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The Wishbones of McSorley's Old Ale House
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
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Streecha
A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.
New York, New York
American Numismatic Society
Play heads or tails with thousands of different coins.
New York, New York
Broken Kilometer
One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.
New York, New York
The Manhattan Well Murder
A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.
