Secret Brooklyn (Secret Guides) (Local Guides by Local People)

by Michelle Young and Augustin Pasquet

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Far from the crowds and the usual cliches, Brooklyn offers countless off-beat experiences and is home to any number of well-hidden treasures that are revealed only to residents and travellers who find their way off the beaten track. "One of the weirdest and most glorious museums this weird and glorious city has ever seen", one of only two trees that have been designated as New York City landmarks, the oldest building in New York City, the hobbit doors of Dennet Place, a park with only one tree, learn how to breathe fire, swallow swords, hammer a nail into your skull and charm a snake, the oldest subway tunnel in the world, world's smallest Torah, a secret museum built into the hallway of a Williamsburg apartment, a farm inside Domino Sugar factory site, world's first commercial rooftop vineyard...An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew Brooklyn well or would like to discover the other face of the city.
  • ISBN10 2361954311
  • ISBN13 9782361954314
  • Publish Date 15 April 2019 (first published 15 May 2017)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country BG
  • Imprint Jonglez Publishing
  • Edition 2nd ed.
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 256
  • Language English