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406 E 9th St (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Burger Joint · East Village · 235 tips and reviews
Nathan: Fun Fact: Walt Whitman opened Whitmans Restaurant after saving up all the money he earned from writing fortune cookie fortunes for the local fortune cookie factory.
Laundry Service · East Village · 8 tips and reviews
Nathan: An unlabeled box of Tide detergent and an unlabeled box of sugar cubes are hidden behind the clock. Gamble wisely. The detergent is also cubed.
E 7th St to E 10th St (btwn Ave A & B), New York, NY
Park · Alphabet City · 160 tips and reviews
Nathan: There's a pile of fertilizer in Tompkins Square Park you can't miss it. There's also piles of human shit sprinkled around Thompkins Square Park too, though, so watch your step.
Nathan: Look for the magic basketball shoes behind the secret closet. Legend has it that Michael Jordan left them behind and he who wears them will play like The Airness.
Burger Joint · Alphabet City · 134 tips and reviews
Nathan: Good burgers but I don't get why you have to eat at an unbalanced table with your arms tied behind your back trying to tilt the sandwich into your mouth like you were playing Hungry Hungry Hippos.
165 Avenue A (btwn E 10th St & E 11th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · East Village · 350 tips and reviews
Nathan: Their everything bagel has everything on it (including but not limited to: French fries, A-1 Steak Sauce, that shitty Halloween candy you never eat, vintage Star Wars toys).
Nathan: Formerly an airport for model airplane hobbyists, the line, "everything's bigger in Texas" became law and all the toy airplanes became real airplanes, however, the name Hobby stuck
200 Central Park W (btwn W 77th & W 81st St), New York, NY
Science Museum · Upper West Side · 1398 tips and reviews
Nathan: Hide out and stay after hours so you can see the animals come to life but trapped behind glass so they kill themselves out of sadness. It's sad actually. Don't stay after hours.
Nathan: Look for the secret Illuminate entrance where there's a clubhouse lounge and no lines. Be careful and don't get the secret password wrong though, or they will murder your family.
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews
Nathan: Known by locals as the Cry Line, people often bring their significant others here to break up with them hoping that the gorgeous view softens the blow.
Mexican Restaurant · Gramercy Park · 93 tips and reviews
Nathan: Great views from the penthouse suite! The PETA protestors can get a little loud outside, though, because of all the beds are giant turtle shells you climb inside like a tent.
59th to 110th St (btwn 5th Ave & Central Park W), New York, NY
Park · Central Park · 1839 tips and reviews
Nathan: Keep an eye out for the Central Perk Cafe. NYers try to keep it a secret from tourists but it's located in the Alice In Wonderland monument through the rabbit hole.
333 Post St (btwn Powell & Stockton St), San Francisco, CA
Pedestrian Plaza · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 433 tips and reviews
Nathan: A switch between the 9th and 10th step will open a portal to the Union Square in NYC. But the switch slightly to the right of it will transport you to the Union Square in Denver.