Explore the entire Flower District on W 28th between 6th & 7th, but be sure to pop inside this store of fake plants! ~5am when deliveries arrive is supposed to be best. Thanks Scouting NY for the tip! Read more.
Perfect place to stop for a housewarming gift or baby shower. Card selection is quite nice, and it's the only card shop in the neighborhood.
great little spot. i particularly like the collections here, like the james bond set of posters.
pro tip: if you need to store jackets/laptops for a few hours or so, ask the concierge outside. there's a storage area in back. be nice and tip well!
These guys rock - great bikes of all kinds - my Austin "go to" for rentals when I'm in town but reserve early for big weeks like #SXSW
Buy any of the bottles between $6 and $9 not labelled easy drinking. Great deals!
Go upstairs to the loft, find the vintage Apple IIc, and play the text adventure game inspired by Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
Bloody Mary for breakfast. it's noon in New York, after all.
I'm at the Pizza Hut. I'm at the Taco Bell. I'm at the Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell on Jamaica Avenue. Read more.
The collection of Star Wars and horror movie memorabillia is worth the trip. Read more.
Ramen is not the only thing this museum has to offer. The inside is set up to replicate the buildings from the Showa-era (1950's-60's) and you get to see what Japan was like back then. Read more.
Computer Game Museum just debuted in Berlin. Visit here for a walk down memory lane or a lesson learned as they explore the evolution of video gaming - from Pac-Man & Sonic the Hedgehog to Half Life..
200'000 square feet of factory building manifest as a museum and gallery of graffiti art. Truly dope.
Made famous by Seinfeld, Tom’s Restaurant is a Columbia student staple that has been around since the 1940s. It is perfect for Greek-American diner classics or a milkshake and gravy fries at 3 a.m. Read more.
This swampy patch of the Arthur Kill Road waterway is the final resting place for dozens of abandoned boats. The gravesite can be found via a makeshift path off Arthur Kill Road near Rossville Avenue. Read more.
A fairly young institution, KGB Bar opened in 1993 and has since been a staple in the NYC reading series circuit, heavy on cheap drinks and literati. Check out fiction on Sunday or poetry on Monday.
Very upscale. Formal attire required. Drinks are typical NYC prices $8 for a Heineken and $12 for a Martini. Great place to bring a date, quiet romantic atmosphere.
"Someone has landed a spaceship in Queens and disguised it as a Russian Orthodox church." - @nycscout Read more.
"Like a storybook magic store that’s larger inside than appears possible from the street, the arcade seems to stretch farther back than it should – and then takes a left hand turn [...]" - @nycscout Read more.
Best selection of high end and rare scotches, whiskeys and bourbons in the city. Tell them your taste palate and they’ll find the bottle right for you.
Champagne truffles are actually worth wading through a churning sea of Rock-center tourists to get to. Decadent & divine.
Free kayaking weekends and holidays mid-May to mid-October, and on many weekday evenings, weather permitting. No experience necessary. Bring a bathing suit or shorts/T-shirt, & a lock if you have one.
At the popular Izakaya happy hour spot for 50% off all appetizers from 5:30-7pm. Try traditional Japanese style bottlekeep, buy a bottle from their whiskeys and they store it in a locker for free. Read more.
Visit the obscure, wonderful Nicholas Roerich Museum to see his fantastically brilliant, snowy Himalayan mountainscapes. Read more.
Traveling internationally? Just a heads up that once you go thru passport line you'll be stuck in a food-less/shop-less zoo upstairs. Take the escalators downstairs first to grab a jamon bocadilla.
This space will blow your mind with its off-the-wall workshops (I taxidermied a rat!), fascinating lectures, and inspiring gallery/library. Many of the events are free or cheap!
Each theater has paired seats and tables where twosomes can nosh while taking in indie and retro flicks. Split the Nitehawk Queso, with melted cheese, black beans, spicy chorizo and cooling guac. Read more.
As the name suggests, the Earth Room is a room full of dirt. Rich, dark dirt, knee deep, housed in a 3600 square foot room in Soho, intriguing viewers for the past 30 years.
Find the copy of Clay Shirky's "Here Comes Everybody" in the lobby. I left a present for you on page 16.
In and around Napoli, where mozzarella is king, it is known that mozzarella is already not ideal two hours after it has been pulled, so Orazio is at it all day for his discriminating customers.
amazing store. they change the theme of the products/visual layout every 6 weeks. super unique products. at all price ranges. GO HERE.
Essentially, it's the perfect store for the guy who resolves to dress better and doesn't paying more than Gap prices.
Tucked on the second floor of this Japanese bookstore is a counter selling perfect afternoon snacks. Food & Wine editor Dana Cowin loves the umebashi plum rice balls, she told us in her NY Diet. Read more.
Erratic hours. But worth a bit of research to visit, both for the 1930s architecture and machines and demonstrations from the early days of electrical engineering. Tesla coils!
The UBS Gallery is the southern end of the chain of privately-owned public spaces in Midtown between 6th and 7th Avenues. You can walk from 51st St to 57th St in between or under skyscrapers.
If you want to see the rave scene, it's on the 4th floor. The room is at the end of a long, very narrow hallway. If you see the three witches on that floor, stock with them and they'll lead you there
This jewel of a museum sports a 9,335-square-foot model of New York called the Panorama, making its choice art exhibitions icing on its curatorial cake.
Lego exhibit so awesome. A bit short but so worth it for the kid in you. Look at them from different angles and distances
The well-regarded Parris, established in 1897, is about to move its collection of 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century American art into a dazzling new Water Mill space designed by Herzog & de Meuron.
"Max Neuhaus's Times Square is an invisible, unmarked block of sound at the north end of the pedestrian island. A rich harmonic sound texture emerges from a large underground vault covered by a gratin Read more.
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Not really paying for the food, you're paying for the show! If you 're a geek , or not, you'll enjoy watching all the lights, girls and moving robots.
Owner is a little eccentric but very sweet and welcoming. His breakfast is definitely worth getting up early for.
"I [...] left empty handed mostly due to being totally overwhelmed by choices and the experience. It is quite a wonderful place to visit — rather beautiful." – Om Malik Read more.
Very popular but odd spot. Also I have never been allergic to cats but after about 15 mins I could barely breathe.
A must-see for anyone looking for something other than the classical and renaissance art Paris has too much of. An absolutely crazy museum in the Marais, filled with taxidermies and ancient guns.
Hey tourist! I 1000% recommend hiking Lion's Head! The view is amazing & it'll only take you 2-3 hrs (vs. all day for Table Mtn). Don't fear the "harder path". ps: Bonus pts if it's your honeymoon!
You can climb the minarets for a small fee and a decent amount of heavy breathing. The view is worth it.
If you keep a bucket list of places to visit before you die, Geirangerfjorden absolutely belongs on there. If you don't, this is a great place to start
"The place to reinvent yourself. Put together a look which is totally un-YOU. If you dress like a hipster librarian go for something different, like a hired assassin." - Simon Doonan, author Read more.
"Imagine the confused, envious and bewildered expressions on your pals’ faces when you tell them you stayed in “Staten Island, of course! It’s the new Brooklyn!” - Simon Doonan, author Read more.
Worth a stop. The RV display has the coolest and most unique (and OLD) RV's you'll ever see. Some are VERY cool.
“The closest thing in Seattle to one-stop shopping: An ultra-curated selection of hard-to-find Japanese designers and home objects for men and women.” - Neil Blumenthal, co-founder of Warby Parker Read more.
If you ever wanted to go to Jurassic Park while enjoying awesome art instead of getting eaten by a dinosaur, look no further.
5 rooms of pinball! I went for a party and my company is having an outing here next month. Great place for a date, or just killing a few hours. Support them!
It's a wonderful place to go win your family. Lots of things to see and even interact with. The glass shows are a must see and you can even go over to the studio and make something yourself!
Swedish candy is the best! they especially know their gummies and black (esp. salted) licorice. the variety of sour cola candy is my favorite. mix & match - pay by weight. such a fun treat! 🍬
Visit a hidden jewel of art in Munich at KPMG: Rewriting Stairs by Ólafur Elíasson Read more.
