Places madisonavenue10 Wants to Go

NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.

A working monastery hidden away in Brooklyn once abutted the location of a former inebriate's home.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

A garment factory hides a small Dominican eatery in the hallway to its freight elevator.

Sip coffee and talk politics at this landmark cafe in Astoria's Little Egypt, a contender for the title of America's first hookah bar.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

The cuisine at this Sheepshead Bay spot tells the story of a displaced Muslim Chinese community.

For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

Underground vaults of a former brewery beneath Brooklyn's Crown Heights are now used to ripen cheese.

There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Test your business savvy and play the market for cocktails at this stock exchange-inspired watering hole.

A veritable variety of odds and ends.

Check your calendars; you might be attending a drive-in movie or sitting next to a fashion runway.

Down a stairway in the East Village, you could once read a plaque describing an alternate history of a fictional version of Manhattan.

Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.