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Daredevil Tattoo Museum

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
New York, New York

First Shearith Israel Graveyard

Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.
Added by joecrystal
New York, New York

Harry Jenning's Rat Pit of the Five Points

This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
New York, New York

Brooklyn Bridge Fallout Shelter

There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.
Added by claude chappe
Brooklyn, New York

Masstransiscope

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.
HJHausman Added by HJHausman
Brooklyn, New York

Hoyt-Schermerhorn Subway Station

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
New York, New York

Cherry Street Gang Warfare

Gang fights don't just happen on the streets, they happen under them too.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Brooklyn, New York

The Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn

While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Brooklyn, New York

New York Transit Museum

Ride the subways of yesteryear.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
New York, New York

New York City Police Museum

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Brooklyn, New York

Commandant's House

This impressive mansion in Vinegar Hill has some mysterious details in its architecture.
Added by jfischerward
New York, New York

Titanic Memorial

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.
atimian Added by atimian
Brooklyn, New York

Vinegar Hill

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Brooklyn, New York

Abolitionist Place

This block in downtown Brooklyn was a hotbed of antislavery activism along the Underground Railroad.
Michael Inscoe Added by Michael Inscoe
Brooklyn, New York

The Remains of Abraham & Straus Department Store

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
New York, New York

Long Lines Building

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Brooklyn, New York

Atlantic Avenue Tunnel

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).
Dylan Added by Dylan
New York, New York

Model Ship Collection at the South Street Seaport Museum

Set sail on a small scale.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Brooklyn, New York

Gage & Tollner

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

The New York and New Jersey Telephone Company Building

As telephones become more essential and less stylish one historic Brooklyn building remembers the days when they were a grand celebration of communication.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
New York, New York

Fliers and Explorers Globe

A prized globe signed by Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh sits in the Brooklyn office of the American Geographical Society.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Townhouse Secret Subway Exit

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.
Added by ekoptev