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Explore NYC

Explore NYC

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Created by Peter Boyce • Updated On: July 2, 2019

Unique places & experiences to explore in NYC.

Nitehawk Cinema is one of Explore NYC.

1. Nitehawk Cinema

9.5
136 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Berry St & Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Movie Theater · Williamsburg · 301 tips and reviews
The Ailey Studios (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) is one of Explore NYC.

2. The Ailey Studios (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater)

9.3
405 W 55th St (at 9th Ave), New York, NY
Dance Studio · Hell's Kitchen · 66 tips and reviews
Rubin Museum of Art is one of Explore NYC.

3. Rubin Museum of Art

8.8
150 W 17th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Chelsea · 102 tips and reviews
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center is one of Explore NYC.

4. David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center

8.3
61 W 62nd St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Performing Arts Venue · Lincoln Square · 64 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Heights Promenade is one of Explore NYC.

5. Brooklyn Heights Promenade

9.6
Columbia Heights (btwn Remsen & Orange St), Brooklyn, NY
Scenic Lookout · Brooklyn Heights · 222 tips and reviews
The Narrows is one of Explore NYC.

6. The Narrows

8.9
1037 Flushing Ave (btwn Morgan Ave & Vandervoort Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Williamsburg · 114 tips and reviews
The Cloisters is one of Explore NYC.

7. The Cloisters

9.2
99 Margaret Corbin Dr (at Fort Tryon Pl), New York, NY
Museum · Hudson Heights · 250 tips and reviews
Veselka is one of Explore NYC.

8. Veselka

8.9
144 2nd Ave (at E 9th St), New York, NY
Ukrainian Restaurant · East Village · 649 tips and reviews
Roosevelt Island Tram (Manhattan Station) is one of Explore NYC.

9. Roosevelt Island Tram (Manhattan Station)

E 60th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Cable Car · Upper East Side · 79 tips and reviews
Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk is one of Explore NYC.

10. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk

9.1
Riegelmann Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY
Beach · Coney Island · 359 tips and reviews
Museum of Sex is one of Explore NYC.

11. Museum of Sex

7.4
233 5th Ave (at E 27th St), New York, NY
Erotic Museum · NoMad · 196 tips and reviews
Museum of the Moving Image is one of Explore NYC.

12. Museum of the Moving Image

9.3
36-01 35th Ave (btwn 36th St and 37th St), Astoria, NY
Museum · Astoria · 185 tips and reviews
Bronx Museum of the Arts is one of Explore NYC.

13. Bronx Museum of the Arts

9.1
1040 Grand Concourse (at E 165th St.), Bronx, NY
Art Museum · Concourse · 40 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is one of Explore NYC.

14. Brooklyn Botanic Garden

9.4
990 Washington Ave (btwn President St & Empire Blvd), Brooklyn, NY
Botanical Garden · Prospect Park · 322 tips and reviews
Battery Park is one of Explore NYC.

15. Battery Park

9.2
Battery Pl (at State St), New York, NY
Park · Financial District · 302 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bridge Park is one of Explore NYC.

16. Brooklyn Bridge Park

9.6
Furman St (Plymouth St), Brooklyn, NY
Park · Brooklyn Heights · 418 tips and reviews
Sunset Park is one of Explore NYC.

17. Sunset Park

9.0
41st to 44th St (btwn 5th & 7th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Park · Sunset Park · 54 tips and reviews
Colonie is one of Explore NYC.

18. Colonie

9.2
127 Atlantic Ave (btwn Henry & Clinton St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Brooklyn Heights · 246 tips and reviews
Center for Brooklyn History is one of Explore NYC.

19. Center for Brooklyn History

9.1
128 Pierrepont St (at Clinton St), Brooklyn, NY
History Museum · Brooklyn Heights · 26 tips and reviews
al di là is one of Explore NYC.

20. al di là

8.8
248 5th Ave (at Carroll St), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · North Slope · 200 tips and reviews
Union Hall is one of Explore NYC.

21. Union Hall

8.7
702 Union St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Karaoke Bar · North Slope · 171 tips and reviews
Blueprint is one of Explore NYC.

22. Blueprint

9.1
196 5th Ave (btwn Union St & Berkeley Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · North Slope · 139 tips and reviews
Weather Up is one of Explore NYC.

23. Weather Up

9.0
589 Vanderbilt Ave (btwn Dean & Bergen St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Prospect Heights · 159 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Museum is one of Explore NYC.

24. Brooklyn Museum

9.4
200 Eastern Pkwy (at Washington Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Art Museum · 423 tips and reviews
James is one of Explore NYC.

25. James

605 Carlton Ave (at St Marks Ave), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 165 tips and reviews
Vinegar Hill House is one of Explore NYC.

26. Vinegar Hill House

9.1
72 Hudson Ave (at Water St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Vinegar Hill · 262 tips and reviews
Bargemusic is one of Explore NYC.

27. Bargemusic

8.7
2 Furman St. (at Fulton Ferry Landing), Brooklyn, NY
Boat or Ferry · Brooklyn Heights · 6 tips and reviews
Almondine Bakery is one of Explore NYC.

28. Almondine Bakery

8.5
85 Water St (btwn Dock & Main St), Brooklyn, NY
Bakery · DUMBO · 151 tips and reviews
Studio Museum in Harlem is one of Explore NYC.

29. Studio Museum in Harlem

8.7
144 W 125th St (Between Lenox and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevards), New York, NY
Art Museum · Central Harlem · 56 tips and reviews
Carnegie Hall is one of Explore NYC.

30. Carnegie Hall

9.3
881 7th Ave (at W 57th St), New York, NY
Concert Hall · Theater District · 111 tips and reviews
The Rum House is one of Explore NYC.

31. The Rum House

8.7
228 W 47th St (btwn 8th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Theater District · 188 tips and reviews
Ardesia is one of Explore NYC.

32. Ardesia

8.8
510 W 52nd St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave.), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 108 tips and reviews
Grand Central Oyster Bar is one of Explore NYC.

33. Grand Central Oyster Bar

7.6
89 E 42nd St (Grand Central Terminal), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Midtown East · 405 tips and reviews
King Cole Bar is one of Explore NYC.

34. King Cole Bar

8.0
2 E 55th St (St Regis Hotel), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Midtown East · 63 tips and reviews
Allswell is one of Explore NYC.

35. Allswell

8.7
124 Bedford Ave (at N 10th St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 247 tips and reviews
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is one of Explore NYC.

36. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream

8.8
620 Manhattan Ave (at Nassau Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Greenpoint · 129 tips and reviews
Pencil Factory is one of Explore NYC.

37. Pencil Factory

8.6
142 Franklin St (at Greenpoint Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Greenpoint · 50 tips and reviews
Sweet Afton is one of Explore NYC.

38. Sweet Afton

8.7
3009 34th St (btwn 30th & 31st Ave), Astoria, NY
Pub · 257 tips and reviews
The Astor Room is one of Explore NYC.

39. The Astor Room

35-11 35th Ave. (btwn 36th & 35th Ave), Astoria, NY
New American Restaurant · 77 tips and reviews
Casa Mezcal is one of Explore NYC.

40. Casa Mezcal

86 Orchard St (btwn Broome & Grand St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Lower East Side · 121 tips and reviews
Kuma Inn is one of Explore NYC.

41. Kuma Inn

113 Ludlow St (at Delancey St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 101 tips and reviews
Pakistan Tea House is one of Explore NYC.

42. Pakistan Tea House

176 Church St (btw Duane and Chambers), New York, NY
Pakistani Restaurant · Tribeca · 29 tips and reviews
Tamarind Tribeca is one of Explore NYC.

43. Tamarind Tribeca

9.0
99 Hudson St (at Franklin St), New York, NY
Indian Restaurant · Tribeca · 158 tips and reviews
Peasant is one of Explore NYC.

44. Peasant

8.6
194 Elizabeth St (btwn Prince St & Spring St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 172 tips and reviews
Vosges Haut Chocolat is one of Explore NYC.

45. Vosges Haut Chocolat

132 Spring St (btw Greene & Wooster St), New York, NY
Candy Store · SoHo · 66 tips and reviews
Boqueria Soho is one of Explore NYC.

46. Boqueria Soho

9.2
171 Spring St (at Thompson St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · SoHo · 256 tips and reviews
S.O.B.'s is one of Explore NYC.

47. S.O.B.'s

8.4
204 Varick St (at W Houston St), New York, NY
Bar · Hudson Square · 83 tips and reviews
Film Forum is one of Explore NYC.

48. Film Forum

9.1
209 W Houston St (btwn 6th & Varick), New York, NY
Indie Movie Theater · Hudson Square · 84 tips and reviews
Molasses Books is one of Explore NYC.

49. Molasses Books

8.8
770 Hart St (Knickerbocker), Brooklyn, NY
Used Bookstore · Bushwick · 37 tips and reviews
The Campbell is one of Explore NYC.

50. The Campbell

8.2
15 Vanderbilt Ave (Grand Central Terminal), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Midtown East · 269 tips and reviews
Ear Inn is one of Explore NYC.

51. Ear Inn

8.6
326 Spring St (btwn Greenwich & West), New York, NY
Pub · Hudson Square · 150 tips and reviews
Black Mountain Wine House is one of Explore NYC.

52. Black Mountain Wine House

9.3
415 Union St (at Hoyt), Brooklyn, NY
Wine Bar · Carroll Gardens · 92 tips and reviews
Wave Hill is one of Explore NYC.

53. Wave Hill

9.4
675 W 252nd St (Independence Ave), Bronx, NY
Garden · Riverdale · 53 tips and reviews
Bronx Zoo is one of Explore NYC.

54. Bronx Zoo

9.1
2300 Southern Blvd (at Boston Rd), Bronx, NY
Zoo · Bronx Park · 342 tips and reviews
Flushing Meadows Corona Park is one of Explore NYC.

55. Flushing Meadows Corona Park

9.1
Great Lakes Ct (Dwight Eisenhower Promenade), Queens, NY
Park · Flushing Meadows-Corona Park · 85 tips and reviews
Knitting Factory is one of Explore NYC.

56. Knitting Factory

361 Metropolitan Ave (at Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Rock Club · Williamsburg · 126 tips and reviews

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Gagosian Gallery is one of Explore NYC.

57. Gagosian Gallery

9.1
555 W 24th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Art Gallery · Chelsea · 52 tips and reviews
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is one of Explore NYC.

58. Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

9.1
126 Crosby St (btwn Prince & E Houston St), New York, NY
Café · SoHo · 219 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bowl is one of Explore NYC.

59. Brooklyn Bowl

8.6
61 Wythe Ave (btwn N 11th & N 12th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bowling Alley · Williamsburg · 536 tips and reviews
Two-Bit's Retro Arcade is one of Explore NYC.

60. Two-Bit's Retro Arcade

153 Essex St (at Stanton St), New York, NY
Arcade · Lower East Side · 99 tips and reviews
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is one of Explore NYC.

61. Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

307 W 26th St (at 8th Ave), New York, NY
Comedy Club · Chelsea · 171 tips and reviews
Symphony Space is one of Explore NYC.

62. Symphony Space

8.3
2537 Broadway (at 95th St.), New York, NY
Theater · Upper West Side · 23 tips and reviews
Strand Bookstore is one of Explore NYC.

63. Strand Bookstore

9.5
828 Broadway (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 593 tips and reviews
Iris & B Gerald Cantor Roof Garden is one of Explore NYC.

64. Iris & B Gerald Cantor Roof Garden

9.0
1000 5th Ave (Roof), New York, NY
Roof Deck · Central Park · 113 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 4 is one of Explore NYC.

65. Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 4

214 Furman St (Montague St), Brooklyn, NY
Pier · Brooklyn Heights · 7 tips and reviews
Josie Robertson Plaza (Lincoln Center Plaza) is one of Explore NYC.

66. Josie Robertson Plaza (Lincoln Center Plaza)

8.9
10 Lincoln Center Plz (btwn W 63rd & W 64th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Lincoln Square · 73 tips and reviews
BAM Rose Cinemas is one of Explore NYC.

67. BAM Rose Cinemas

9.5
30 Lafayette Ave (btwn Ashland Pl & St. Felix St), Brooklyn, NY
Indie Movie Theater · Fort Greene · 111 tips and reviews
Little Red Lighthouse is one of Explore NYC.

68. Little Red Lighthouse

9.2
Fort Washington Park Greenway (George Washington Bridge), New York, NY
Lighthouse · Hudson Heights · 47 tips and reviews
New York Transit Museum is one of Explore NYC.

69. New York Transit Museum

9.2
99 Schermerhorn St (Boerum Pl), Brooklyn, NY
History Museum · Downtown Brooklyn · 133 tips and reviews
Smorgasburg Williamsburg is one of Explore NYC.

70. Smorgasburg Williamsburg

90 Kent Ave (at N 7th St), Brooklyn, NY
Street Food Gathering · Williamsburg · 412 tips and reviews