EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE, ALL AROUND THE TOWN
While it may seem that every possible attraction in New York City has
been written about, Off the Beaten (Subway) Track is the city's first
guide to focus on one hundred unique, off-the-beaten-path destinations.
Some are small museums, some are historic places long forgotten, some
are stores that sell only odd things, and some are distinguished for
their claim to fame as the world's largest/smallest whatever. All of
them are notable for the passion with which their proprietors and
curators care for them, and all of them can be visited via the subway
system as Suzanne Reisman directs you to which of the city's 486 subway
stations will get you closest.
These attractions are the types of places and things that not only fit
perfectly with the New Yorker's psyche and ego but also satisfy a
tourist's desire to see the unusual. For example, the Big Apple is home
to the world's tallest Doric column, the world's largest armory, the
world's largest cathedral, and the world's largest Reform synagogue. The
city also has a troll museum, a numismatic museum, a skyscraper museum,
doll and toy museums, and a museum of comic and cartoon art. In many
cases, half the fun of visiting these places is getting to meet the
people behind them.
Organized geographically to help you to explore the culture and
diversity of the city's great neighborhoods, Off the Beaten (Subway)
Track offers venues in Manhattan (Lower, Middle, and Upper), Brooklyn,
the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. Also included in many of the
entries are nearby places of interest within walking distance that you
might also want to visit while you're in the neighborhood.
