New York has got some pretty iconic attractions; the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, etc. But what about those lesser-known attractions? Here are but a few of them.

1. NYC’s Lesser-Known
Attractions
By Ari Kellen

2. BLDG 92
• Pays homage to the
historical significance to
the Brooklyn Navy Yard!
• Exhibits for the history
buff in all of us!
• Civil War ironclads, Pearl
Harbor casualties and the
stories of those who
worked on these various
ships in Brooklyn

3. Panorama
of the City
of New
York
• A 9,335-square-
foot model of
New York in the
Queens
Museum

4. The Met
Breuer
• A brand new
branch of the
Met that was
opened just a
year ago !
• Designed to
bring the Met
into the 21st
century!
• Already hosting
exciting exhibits

5. Bartow-Pell
Mansion
Museum
• Built in the early 19th
century in what is now
Pelham Bay Park!
• Offers a unique look at life
for the upper classes in
19th-century New York

6. Snug
Harbor
Cultural
Center
• An 83-acre spot that
boasts a botanical
garden, cobblestone
streets and paths of
Victorian and Tudor-
style homes
• Features a
“Chinese
Scholar’s
Garden”
inspired by
ancient China

7. City
Reliquary
• Located in the heart of
Williamsburg!
• Pack an amazing
amount of stuff tied to
New York’s history into
a pretty tiny space!
• Serves as an active
presence in the
Brooklyn community by
organizing special
events and fundraisers

8. Green-Wood Cemetery
• A graveyard that
serves as the
resting place for
over half a million
New Yorkers from
Leonard Bernstein
to Boss Tweed!
• Filled with
Victorian
mausoleums and
stone statues

9. Woolworth
building
• One of the 20 tallest
buildings in New York!
• You can tour the
lobby, which is
decked out in glass
and marble interiors

10. Socrates Sculpture
Park
• An Astoria park designated
specifically for artists to
create outdoor works!
• Hosts large-scale sculptures
year-round!
• Has Greenmarket, free yoga
and tai chi classes and more