Historic and Protected Site · Jamaica · 14 tips and reviews
Untapped Cities: Decommissioned in 2001, this cathedral to aviation by Eero Saarinen fills you with the pride & optimism the aviation industry had in the '60s. Preservation efforts saved it from the wrecking ball.
Historic and Protected Site · Chinatown · 6 tips and reviews
Untapped Cities: On notorious Doyers Street, nicknamed “The Bloody Angle,” you can still visit one of the tunnels which enabled some gang escapes. Enter near Apotheke, and you'll exit at Confucius Plaza.
Untapped Cities: The superhero store is a front for 826NYC, a non-profit writing lab for kids. Buy cans of Courage, invisibility paint, tools to help you scale walls. Look for the trap door to the writing lab.
City Hall Park (original IRT Station, now abandoned), New York, NY
Museum · Downtown Manhattan · 15 tips and reviews
Untapped Cities: Once dubbed the “Crown Jewel” of the New York City subway station, lucky members of the MTA museum can visit this gilded age decommissioned station filled with stained glass and tiled vaults.
46 E 70th St (btwn Madison & Park Ave.), New York, NY
Social Club · Upper East Side · 10 tips and reviews
Untapped Cities: The gothic building that houses The Explorer’s Club is filled with artifacts from explorations like Teddy Roosevelt, Neil Armstrong, Edmund Hillary. Highlights: blue whale penis & Napoleon's maps.