Packed with the most amazing painting and sculpture from the early Renaissance to the 19th Century. One of my favorite details is this effortlessly executed dog in Fragonard's "Progress of Love" panel peering out at us with such sincerity - a resounding acquiescence to the forces of nature.

As Jim Jarmusch put it in the documentary Blank City, the address is roughly between Bowery, Avenue B, 14th Street and Houston. This area of the city is steeped in art, film, and music history; so many hugely influential artists, film makers, and musicians still live and work here. For such a small area, I think it's had more concentrated influence on contemporary art and culture than anywhere else.

Interference Archive is a volunteer-run library, gallery, and archive of historical materials related to social and political activism and movements.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

Try it out rooftop-cycling and find magical cactuses on the road!