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The Green-Wood Cemetery
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500 25th St.
The Green-Wood Cemetery is a historic landmark and the resting place of figures including Jean Michel Basquiat and Boss Tweed, along with Civil War heroes and notorious mobsters. It continues to be the chosen burial ground for many New Yorkers today. The centuries-old cemetery’s historic significance is matched by its beauty, with 478 acres of ponds, trees, gardens, statues and lakes. Plan for a guided tour to make the most of your visit.
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Abracadabra Superstore
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19 W 21st St
It’s Halloween all 12 months of the year at this superstore. Abracadabra is a costume store combined with a makeup counter for every occasion, a joke shop, a novelty warehouse, and a magic emporium—all in one. The selection is dizzying, but the fun-loving staff can point you in the right direction whether you need a full prop shop’s worth of fake armor for a swords and sorcerers movie, or just the right gag to keep the kids in stitches.
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Morris-Jumel Mansion
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Roger Morris Park
When Roger Morris and his wife, Mary Philipse Morris, built the northern Manhattan mansion in 1765, it was a country retreat. During the American Revolution, General Washington transformed the house into a headquarters. And afterward it was used as an inn, and then again as a rural residence. Today Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum—Manhattan's oldest (remaining) residence, and one of the nation’s foremost historic houses—strives to empower audiences to create relevant contemporary connections to the histories of the Mansion, its collections, the land, and its people, past and present.
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Merchant's House Museum
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29 E. 4th St.
The Merchant’s House Museum is New York City’s only family home preserved intact—inside and out—from the 19th century. Built in 1832, the house offers an intimate glimpse of the domestic life of a wealthy merchant family and their Irish servants during the pivotal era when the City was transformed from a colonial seaport into a thriving metropolis and the center of U.S. commerce.
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White Horse Tavern
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567 Hudson St.
The patron saint of the White Horse Tavern is unmistakably Dylan Thomas. Although other luminaries including Bob Dylan, James Baldwin and Delmore Schwartz were known to wet their whistles here, it was Thomas' prodigious and ultimately fatal boozing that put this spot on the map. Revered since the 1950s for the bohemian crowd that came to drink, scheme and argue, today's clientele is less literary. Burgers and pub grub standards are the typical accompaniments to drinks.
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The Evolution Store
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687 Broadway
A skeleton stands guard outside of this cavelike spot, suggesting that a jaunt here is not for the faint of heart. It’s true: The taxidermied animal heads and skeletal jaws lining the walls provide a frightening sight. Also check out the slightly creepy collectibles including replica skulls of wolves, hyenas and lions ($90–$395); bracelets crafted out of genuine beetles ($39); and man-eating piranha figurines ($35). But beyond freaky stuff, the natural selection can also include gorgeous curios, like displays of blue morpho butterflies ($39), and eye-popping rock formations, including malachite from Zaire, silver pyrite from Peru, 500-million-year-old ocean jasper from Madagascar and yellow sulfur crystal from Bolivia.
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Tour Noir NYC
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start: Hanover Square
On the “A Dame to Guide For” tour, solve a film noir mystery while exploring famous Lower Manhattan landmarks and neighborhoods. Experience sightseeing theater as you help your guide and his femme fatale ex-fiancee navigate Wall Street, City Hall, Five Points, the Bloody Angle, Chinatown and Little Italy while deciphering clues in search of a missing person.
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The Cauldron NYC
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19 South William St.
Follow the cobblestones of New York City's historic Stone Street to find The Cauldron, a fantasy-inspired pub where magic comes to life with science, technology, and design. Their two-story American flagship hosts The Apothecary and Pub, a molecular cocktail bar and gastropub, on the ground floor, and Potions Class, a ticketed cocktail experience, on the second floor. Leave the regular world behind, pick up a working magic wand, and prepare to become a kid again. Perfect for team-building, private events, happy hours, and unforgettable experiences.