Hidden gems in New York County

Explore Manhattan’s unconventional landmarks, ranging from the world’s smallest plot of private land at Hess Triangle to Walter De Maria’s Earth Room, where 280,000 pounds of soil fill a Soho loft. This collection features Mmuseumm, a tiny museum housed in a former freight elevator, and Greenacre Park’s hidden 25-foot waterfall. Visitors can access the Please Don't Tell speakeasy through a vintage phone booth or dine inside a restored 1904 bank vault at Trinity Place. The list also includes the bronze subway sculptures of Life Underground and the mystery-exclusive shelves of The Mysterious Bookshop.

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The Mysterious Bookshop

The Mysterious Bookshop is an independent bookstore and publisher specializing in mystery fiction, located in New York City.

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Hess Triangle

The Hess triangle is a triangular tile mosaic set in a sidewalk in New York City's West Village neighborhood at the corner of Seventh…

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Mmuseumm

Mmuseumm is a modern natural history museum located in lower Manhattan in New York City, dedicated to its signature curatorial style of …

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Please Don't Tell

Hidden speakeasy with professional bartenders. The entrance is a telephone booth inside Criff Dogs but... please don't tell anyone else!

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Greenacre Park

Greenacre Park is a privately owned, publicly accessible vest-pocket park located on East 51st Street between Second and Third Avenues in…

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Trinity Place Bar and Restaurant

Located in the Financial District, this pub is housed within a restored 1904 bank vault commissioned by Andrew Carnegie. The dining room is accessed through two 35-ton brass doors and features original steel-lined walls.

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Life Underground

A permanent installation of over 100 whimsical bronze sculptures by artist Tom Otterness. Located throughout the 14th Street–Eighth Avenue subway station, these figures depict scenes of urban life, greed, and New York folklore.

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Earth Room

The New York Earth Room is an interior sculpture by the artist Walter De Maria that has been installed in a loft at 141 Wooster Street in…

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