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The New York City Traveler

Archive for the ‘Just a Bit Weird - Fun & Quirky Places’ Category

June 19th, 2008

Mermaids to Land on Coney Island

If you head out to Coney Island this weekend you may think that Hollywood is recreating the classic Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah film Splash.  Alas, they are not.  The mermaids swimming ashore and marching down the street are part of the annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade.
Celebrate the sand, the sea, and the mythological […]

By Heather -- 0 comments

March 5th, 2008

Culinary Tour of Central Park: Foraging With Wildman Steve Brill

Aah yes… spring is just around the corner.  The daffodils and tulips are beginning to peek out of the ground and the once-dormant grass is again growing.  Spring also means a new schedule of foraging tours in Central Park led by Steve “Wildman” Brill.  Usually, New York City and nature are not two words […]

By Heather -- 1 comment

February 11th, 2008

MoSex: New York City’s Museum of Sex

Though it sounds like a place for cheap thrills, don’t let the name deceive you— The Museum of Sex (MoSex) is more museum than sex.
This Manhattan institution is where you will find historical artifacts and displays on prostitution, burlesque, obscenity and fetishism that were once too controversial to be displayed in their own […]

By Heather -- 4 comments

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