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New York Weekend

1. The New York Earth Room

8.2
141 Wooster St (btw Prince St and Houston St), New York, NY
Art Gallery · SoHo · 35 tips and reviews

BLOUIN ARTINFOBLOUIN ARTINFO: Marking its 30th anniversary this year, De Maria's epic installation fills a second-floor loft with a quarter-million pounds of dirt.

2. Obscura Antiques and Oddities

207 Avenue A (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Antique Store · East Village · 31 tips and reviews

BC .BC 😎🎶: Oddities and antiques in abundance. Ventriloquist dolls, dentist equipment, teeth, stuffed birds, skulls, old pharmacy bottles, you name it, it's here.

3. Murray's Cheese

9.5
254 Bleecker St (at Cornelia St), New York, NY
Cheese Store · West Village · 265 tips and reviews

Kathryn Y.Kathryn Yu: Periodically, Murray's offers a tour of their cheese caves below the store, called Mystery of the Caves.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden is one of New York Weekend.

4. Brooklyn Botanic Garden

9.4
990 Washington Ave (btwn President St & Empire Blvd), Brooklyn, NY
Botanical Garden · Prospect Park · 322 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The best place to find your inner Zen boasts relaxed, peaceful grounds. Claim a spot near the serene Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, surrounded by Japanese myrtle and cypress trees, and bliss out. Read more.

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of New York Weekend.

5. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3
11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Midtown East · 1870 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The best museum to spend the day in boasts unparalleled holdings in 20th- and 21st-century art, the Sette MoMA restaurant, a plush movie theater and the MoMA Design Store. Read more.

Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is one of New York Weekend.

6. Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

307 W 26th St (at 8th Ave), New York, NY
Comedy Club · Chelsea · 171 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: UCBT is the best place to laugh at funny people before they end up on TV. Nearly every sitcom on NBC’s Thursday-night lineup features performers who honed their craft at the Chelsea venue. Read more.

New Museum is one of New York Weekend.

7. New Museum

7.9
235 Bowery (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Lower East Side · 204 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Flea - Williamsburg is one of New York Weekend.

8. Brooklyn Flea - Williamsburg

50 Kent Ave (btwn N 11th & N 12th St), Brooklyn, NY
Flea Market · Williamsburg · 103 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The best year-round market brings together 150 local vendors carrying all manner of vintage, handmade and antique wares. The Flea will move to its winter location on November 26. Read more.

Brooklyn Flea - Fort Greene is one of New York Weekend.

9. Brooklyn Flea - Fort Greene

176 Lafayette Ave. (btw Clermont & Vanderbilt Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Flea Market · Clinton Hill · 143 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The best year-round market brings together 150 local vendors carrying all manner of vintage, handmade and antique wares. The Flea will move to its winter location on November 26.

Rockefeller Center is one of New York Weekend.

10. Rockefeller Center

9.1
Rockefeller Plaza (btwn W 49th & W 50th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Rockefeller Center · 847 tips and reviews
PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of New York Weekend.

11. PDT (Please Don't Tell)

8.2
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 439 tips and reviews
Angel’s Share is one of New York Weekend.

12. Angel’s Share

8 Stuyvesant St (at E 9th St & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 491 tips and reviews
Tom's Restaurant is one of New York Weekend.

13. Tom's Restaurant

6.8
2880 Broadway (at W 112th St), New York, NY
Diner · West Harlem · 198 tips and reviews
Museum of Sex is one of New York Weekend.

14. Museum of Sex

7.4
233 5th Ave (at E 27th St), New York, NY
Erotic Museum · NoMad · 196 tips and reviews
Madame Tussauds is one of New York Weekend.

15. Madame Tussauds

8.4
234 W 42nd St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Museum · Theater District · 238 tips and reviews
MTA Subway - Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall/Chambers St (4/5/6/J/Z) is one of New York Weekend.

16. MTA Subway - Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall/Chambers St (4/5/6/J/Z)

Centre St (Chambers St), New York, NY
Metro Station · Downtown Manhattan · 24 tips and reviews
Manhattan District Attorney's Office is one of New York Weekend.

17. Manhattan District Attorney's Office

1 Hogan Pl (Centre st), New York, NY
Courthouse · Downtown Manhattan · 12 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. is one of New York Weekend.

18. Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.

7.9
372 5th Ave (at 5th St), Brooklyn, NY
Toy Store · Central Slope · 28 tips and reviews
The New York Earth Room is one of New York Weekend.

19. The New York Earth Room

8.2
141 Wooster St (btw Prince St and Houston St), New York, NY
Art Gallery · SoHo · 35 tips and reviews
Mehanata Bulgarian Bar is one of New York Weekend.

20. Mehanata Bulgarian Bar

7.0
113 Ludlow St (btwn Rivington & Delancey St.), New York, NY
Night Club · Lower East Side · 85 tips and reviews

21. Big Onion Central Park Tour

New York, NY
Travel and Transportation · Lincoln Square · No tips or reviews
Barcade is one of New York Weekend.

22. Barcade

8.8
388 Union Ave (btwn Ainslie & Powers St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · East Williamsburg · 321 tips and reviews
The Slipper Room is one of New York Weekend.

23. The Slipper Room

8.1
167 Orchard St (at Stanton St.), New York, NY
Music Venue · Lower East Side · 57 tips and reviews
Smalls Jazz Club is one of New York Weekend.

24. Smalls Jazz Club

9.1
183 W 10th St (btwn 4th St & 7th Ave S), New York, NY
Jazz and Blues Venue · West Village · 124 tips and reviews
Bronx Zoo is one of New York Weekend.

25. Bronx Zoo

9.1
2300 Southern Blvd (at Boston Rd), Bronx, NY
Zoo · Bronx Park · 342 tips and reviews
Apothèke is one of New York Weekend.

26. Apothèke

8.8
9 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 434 tips and reviews
Ippudo is one of New York Weekend.

27. Ippudo

9.0
65 4th Ave (btwn E 9th & E 10th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 1164 tips and reviews
wd~50 is one of New York Weekend.

28. wd~50

50 Clinton St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Molecular Gastronomy Restaurant · Lower East Side · 163 tips and reviews
New York Health and Racquet Club is one of New York Weekend.

29. New York Health and Racquet Club

270 Park Ave S (btwn E 21st & E 22nd St), New York, NY
Gym · Flatiron District · 33 tips and reviews
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is one of New York Weekend.

30. Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

307 W 26th St (at 8th Ave), New York, NY
Comedy Club · Chelsea · 171 tips and reviews
Doughnut Plant is one of New York Weekend.

31. Doughnut Plant

220 West 23rd Street (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Donut Shop · Chelsea · 634 tips and reviews
Katz's Delicatessen is one of New York Weekend.

32. Katz's Delicatessen

9.1
205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 1451 tips and reviews
Shake Shack is one of New York Weekend.

33. Shake Shack

9.1
Madison Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · NoMad · 1234 tips and reviews
Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk is one of New York Weekend.

34. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk

9.1
Riegelmann Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY
Beach · Coney Island · 359 tips and reviews
Finnerty's is one of New York Weekend.

35. Finnerty's

221 2nd Ave (btwn E 13th & E 14th St), New York, NY
Sports Bar · East Village · 87 tips and reviews
Little Branch is one of New York Weekend.

36. Little Branch

9.0
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
Where Adam Lives is one of New York Weekend.

37. Where Adam Lives

New York, NY
Home (private) · Flatiron District · 1 tip
Cafe Cortadito is one of New York Weekend.

38. Cafe Cortadito

6.5
210 E 3rd St (at Avenue B), New York, NY
Cuban Restaurant · Alphabet City · 101 tips and reviews
Minetta Tavern is one of New York Weekend.

39. Minetta Tavern

8.9
113 Macdougal St (at Minetta Ln), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 621 tips and reviews