New York's Unique and Unexpected Places

New York's Unique and Unexpected Places is divided into neighbourhoods, such as the Upper East Side, Lower Manhattan, Broadway, Harlem, Brooklyn, Queens, etc. Each place is designed on a two- or four-page spread. There is practical information for each entry, with location, times of operation, website, etc. The book has a portable format and is the perfect guidebook for those who want to take full advantage of what the city and the boroughs have to offer. Copiously illustrated with nearly 200 photographs and illustrations, the book is a compendium of intriguing places to visit, including: A tranquil wildlife refuge for 330 species of birds; a museum celebrating skyscrapers, steps away from Wall Street's canyons; the secret garden tucked behind a high brick wall; an extraordinary map collection in a splendidly restored space; a museum dedicated to the art of fashion; the sublime chapel designed by Louise Nevelson; a Dutch farmhouse surprisingly perched on Broadway; a cutting-edge center for architecture; the historic home of Louis Armstrong; little shops specializing in buttons or unusual cookbooks or vintage prints and much much more