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Museum dedicated to advancing “the understanding, enjoyment, and appreciation of the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media by presenting exhibitions, education programs, significant moving-image works, and interpretive programs, and collecting and preserving moving-image related artifacts.” Previous and current exhibitions have included a room full of old video games (that you could play), Presidential campaign commercials, and science-related short films.

What could be more unexpected in a bustling city than a… farm? The Queens County Farm Museum is NYC’s “largest remaining tract of undisturbed farmland” that is also the “longest continuously farmed site in New York State.” Explore historic farm buildings, go on a hayride, or feed some goats!

Previously a military base, Fort Totten is now a public park that houses over a hundred historic buildings, including some fortifications constructed during the Civil War. With Urban Park Rangers, you can tour of the abandoned ruins of the Fort Totten battery that are usually unavailable to the public.

Previously the Museum of Television and Radio, the Paley Center holds exhibits and screenings, and archives all things media, including television shows, movies, and even some online media. Remember that one episode of that one TV show from a million years ago? Yeah. They have it.

The official museum of the New York City Fire Department. Located at an old 1904 firehouse, the museum examines the evolution of firefighting, and showcases 9/11 memorial, firefighting artifacts, tools, uniforms, and vehicles.

A museum dedicated to all things illustrated, including comics, cartoons, and children’s book art.

Conceived by two readers and artists calling themselves the House of Screwball, the Tarot Society is an art gallery, alternative performance space, and divination room in Brooklyn. They combine special events with Tarot, Astrology, and Palmistry readings in their unique space, as well as appearing at other events around town.

4 Charles Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11221

Gallery hours & walk-in readings: 12-8 Wed – Sat / 12-6 Sunday

Hell Phone is a retro-chic cocktail bar and crêperie that you get to by entering through, you guessed it, a phone booth. Specifically, a red phone booth inside of the Ange Noir Cafe in Bushwick.

247 Varet St, Brooklyn, NY 11206

American & French Fusion, Live Music

Murder house? No! An axe throwing club located right across the river! Established in 2015, Stumpy’s styles their alternative group activity as a “social throwdown.” They’ll teach you how to handle an axe and provide the gear during 2 hour sessions. There are also theme nights, leagues, and a hatchet happy hour twice a week. Oh, and did I mention that it’s BYOB?

22 Meridian Rd #5, Eatontown, NJ 07724

$40 / 2 hour sessions, $20 / happy hour

Located on the northern shore of Staten Island near the former site of the Freshkills Landfill, the Arthur Kill Graveyard of Boats is a photographer’s wet dream. The land approach is technically off-limits, but Kayak East offers tours of the place where marine vessels go to die.

Featured in the documentary Graves of Arthur Kill (2013).