Brooklyn Adventure

29 Places

Brooklyn, New York

Wyckoff Street Mosaic

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

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Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Brooklyn, New York

Bellocq Tea

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Brooklyn, New York

Cafe at Your Mother-in-Law

A ruthless Soviet relocation campaign birthed a new cuisine, and this humble restaurant.

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Green-Wood Cemetery

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

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The Old Headquarters of Murder, Inc.

This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

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Rubulad

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

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Leroy's Place

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

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Kingsland Wildflowers

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

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Brighton Bazaar

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

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Commercial Street Cat Village

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.

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Tomb of Secrets at Green-Wood Cemetery

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

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David's Brisket House

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

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Undertaker's Ledgers

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

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Friends Quaker Cemetery

19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

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Gowanus Ballroom

A working metal shop and venue for outrageous art and music shows in a former cannonball factory.

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Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

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Torah Animal World

Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.

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Turk's Inn

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

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Martense Lane Rock

This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.

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The Brooklyn Visitation Monastery

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

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Kane Street Impaled Pumpkins

For 20 years, local pumpkins have met their fate on the iron fence surrounding this Cobble Hill home.

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Calvert Vaux Cove

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

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La Morada

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.

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Explorers Club Headquarters

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

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West Terrace at the Cloisters

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

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Shorakkopoch Rock

A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.

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Roosevelt Island Tramway

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

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Audubon Mural Project

Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.

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