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1. Sheila C. Johnson Design Center (Parsons The New School for Design)

2 W 13th St (at 5th Ave.), New York, NY

University · Greenwich Village · 19 tips and reviews

The New York Daily News: PHOTO: From 1976 to 1989, the Lone Star Cafe was a hit Texas-themed Village nightclub. Check out James Brown backstage in 1985 at the link! Read more.

2. Alice Tully Hall

9.3

1941 Broadway (at W 65th St), New York, NY

Concert Hall · Lincoln Square · 45 tips and reviews

3. Albert Capsouto Park

6.5

56 Varick St (Laight St), New York, NY

Park · Tribeca · 14 tips and reviews

4. Cotton Exchange

7.7

321 N Front St. (Grace St.), Wilmington, NC

Retail · Riverwalk · 14 tips and reviews

StarNews: Want to learn more about the building in your in? Follow the link for a brief history of the Cotton Exchange. Read more.

5. A.I. Friedman

44 W 18th St (at 6th Ave.), New York, NY

Arts and Crafts Store · Union Square · 18 tips and reviews

Mary Lee: Paper, office crafts and storage solutions galore

6. Apple SoHo

8.6

103 Prince St (at Greene St), New York, NY

Electronics Store · SoHo · 327 tips and reviews

7. Bella Tile

178 E 11th St (1st Ave), New York, NY

Furniture and Home Store · East Village · 1 tip

Kat Pfau: If you want to mosaic something for your garden, they sell $5 "scoops" of discarded tile. Its a great deal

8. Nolita House

47 E Houston St (btwn Mulberry & Mott St.), New York, NY

Gastropub · NoLita · 55 tips and reviews

9. Arenas de Barcelona

7.4

Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 373-385, Barcelona, Catalunya

Shopping Mall · La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample · 316 tips and reviews

Oh-Barcelona.com: Las Arenas – the coolest shopping centre in the city! Not only is it a former bullring with most of its original architecture intact, but it also has a cinema, a rooftop terrace and a Museum of Rock! Read more.