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Trinity Place Bar & Restaurant

Financial District    $10-50    www.trinityplacenyc.com/

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A basement vault in the old New York Realty bank converted into a fine-dining restaurant and bar. The dining room was originally the private meeting room for executive board members of the bank, and it still has its original chandelier. The most secure place around to have a drink or a bite to eat.

Maritime Hotel

Chelsea    $200-500    www.themaritimehotel.com/

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Nautical-themed hotel with rooms designed to look like cabins aboard a cruise ship. All aboard!

Riviera Sundays at Lavo Restaurant

Midtown    $50-100    lavony.com/Riviera-Sundays

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Modeled after the sensibilities of the Italian Riviera in the 1950s (where movie stars, rockstars, and musicians hobnobbed in fancy, trendy restaurants), Riviera Sundays is designed not only to entertain, but also to leave you with a “‘magical’ memory and experience.” Magicians, ballerinas, and stilt-walkers make an appearance even before the food starts, and after desserts come DJs and dancing. Each Sunday hosts a different theme, and dancing on a table is not only allowed, but encouraged.

 

National Museum of Mathematics

Flatiron    $10-50    momath.org

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Far from just numbers, mathematics is the study of the patterns in the world around us. Make inquiries, spark your curiosity, and discover math’s wonders through MoMath’s exhibits and programs.

Museum of American Finance

Financial District    $1-10    www.moaf.org/index

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Understand how finance affects your life by viewing the museum’s exhibits on financial markets, money, banking, entrepreneurship, and of course the father of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton.

Lips

Midtown    $10-50    www.nycdragshow.com

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Endless gender-fluid fun with a drag revue that hosts events like Bitchy Drag Bingo, Broadway Boozy Brunch, Celebrity Sunday, and Dragalicious Karaoke.

Lucky Cheng’s

Midtown    $50-100    luckychengsnewyork.com

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Watch performers lip-sync, impersonate, and dance their way to greatness at this drag cabaret restaurant.

Casablanca Hotel

Midtown    $200-500    www.casablancahotel.com

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Casablanca-themed hotel inspired by the “romance of the movie.” Features Moroccan touches and Rick’s Bar, named after the film’s leading man. Here’s looking at you, kid.

Marrakech Hotel

Upper West Side    $50-100    www.marrakechhotelnyc.com/

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Morrocan-themed hotel full of swishy fabrics, patterned rugs, and rich colors.

Night Hotel

Midtown    $100-200    www.nighthotels.com

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Dark, sexy hotel with black-and-white decor befitting a vampire.