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World Trade Center Walking Tour
Explore the WTC grounds with a longtime docent of the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
Secrets of NYC
Discover the hidden side of famous buildings and places, or delve into off-limits spots, and gain a deeper perspective of the city's rich urban fabric. (That's the Untapped New York team with friends inside the M42 basement... deep below Grand Central 🤫)
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Arts & Culture
Go Behind the Scenes in the Tiffany Glass Archives, Rarely Opened to the Public
Today February 18, is the birthday of Louis Comfort Tiffany, the groundbreaking American artist and designer behind the famous Tiffany
Architecture
The Quest to Save the Modernist, Jet Age Jamaica Savings Bank in Queens
Quite forgotten in the shadow of the UFO-like Queens Place, amidst the bustle of Queens Boulevard is a Modernist gem
Architecture
President Donald Trump’s Childhood Houses in Queens
Locate the former NYC residences of a young Donald Trump.
Arts & Culture
There’s a Store in NYC Dedicated Exclusively to the Flute
Many of us have probably heard of Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute or have heard recordings of Sir James
Arts & Culture
Take a Tour Inside NYC’s Oldest Library, Used by George Washington
Established in 1754 by a group of six civic-minded individuals, The New York Society Library opened 141 years before the
Architecture
The Ghost Signs of NYC: Uncover the Secrets to New York’s Past in New Book
Walking around the city, we often see signs of New York’s past, from old antique shop signs to faded
Arts & Culture
Take a Tour Inside the Fabulous Explorers Club
Untapped New York is excited to announce our newest tour, offering special access into The Explorers Club, a unique private
Arts & Culture
When Metro North Had a Jungle Tiki Bar Car on Its Trains
Soon, a generation of New Yorkers won’t know there was once a bar car on the Metro North and
Arts & Culture
The Secrets of the Historic St. George Theatre on Staten Island
In 2019, the St. George Theatre celebrated its 90th Anniversary, but it suffered a long road to make it to
Architecture
The Remnants of a Cold War Missile Launch Site on Hart Island
Last night, several members of the Untapped New York team were part of the panel Rediscovering New York: Revealing Forgotten
Arts & Culture
Why is New York City Called Gotham? A Nickname with a Millennium of History
Whenever we hear the word “Gotham,” many of us probably think of Batman and the DC Comics universe, Gotham City
Architecture
The Abandoned Seaman’s Retreat Hospital on Staten Island
Along the waterfront of Staten Island’s eastern shore, Bayley-Seton Hospital, is an imposing facility. It’s creepiness validated by