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Queens, New York

Indonesian Food Bazaar at St. James Episcopal Church

Once a month, an Indonesian feast appears inside an Elmhurst church hall.
Added by Wufei Yu
Medina, New York

Culvert Road

This small road tunnel is the only place where you can cross beneath the Erie Canal.
Added by studio351
Neversink, New York

Neversink

The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Queens, New York

5 de Mayo Food Market

Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.
Sam OBrien Added by Sam OBrien
Brooklyn, New York

Lagman House

The cuisine at this Sheepshead Bay spot tells the story of a displaced Muslim Chinese community.
lukefater Added by lukefater
New York, New York

NYC Barber Museum

This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.
Added by dorcasdesign
Brooklyn, New York

Mount Prospect Park

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.
strictlyheather Added by strictlyheather
Queens, New York

La Esquina del Camarón Mexicano

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.
lukefater Added by lukefater
New York, New York

Audubon Mural Project

Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.
Lucy DiSanto Added by Lucy DiSanto
Queens, New York

Khampa Kitchen

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.
Reina Gattuso Added by Reina Gattuso
Queens, New York

Warung Selasa

Shop while you wait for a table in this tiny Indonesian eatery within a mini-mart.
lukefater Added by lukefater
Buffalo, New York

Silo City

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.
Meg Added by Meg
Rochester, New York

Garbage Plates at Nick Tahou Hots

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Elmira, New York

Mark Twain's Grave

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.
Jimmy Stardust Added by Jimmy Stardust
Brooklyn, New York

Monk Parakeets of Brooklyn College

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.
HJHausman Added by HJHausman
Brooklyn, New York

Do the Right Thing Way

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.
Michael Inscoe Added by Michael Inscoe
Queens, New York

Luna de Xelajú

Deliciousness abounds at a Guatemalan restaurant masquerading as a pizzeria.
Rohini Chaki Added by Rohini Chaki
Tarrytown, New York

Lyndhurst Bowling Alley

One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.
Added by mbekelja
New York, New York

Hispanic Society Museum and Library

This Manhattan museum houses one of the largest collections of Spanish art and manuscripts outside of Spain.
Added by Ashawnta
Brooklyn, New York

Martense Lane Rock

This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Rochester, New York

Susan B. Anthony Museum & House

"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Sleepy Hollow, New York

Headless Horseman Bridge

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
New Paltz, New York

Huguenot Street

The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.
Added by nitikp
Brooklyn, New York

Gage & Tollner

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer