This botanical garden is massive. If you like to be surrounded by foliage, bring a picnic on a nice day.

Good vibes bar with some of the best food-next-to-your-drink in the city.

Sculpture by Tom Otterness at the 8th Avenue subway station at 14th street 

I probably frequent here twice a week, because I am obsessed with Mexican food, and I'm fortunate enough to live in close proximity to this place. Taqueria Tepango is definitely a sapphire in the rough since there are a lot of terrible/over-priced Mexican restaurants in NYC.

A modern natural history museum located in a freight elevator dedicated to its signature curatorial style of "Object Journalism" that draws parallels to the older cabinet of curiosities model.