Out of the Ordinary Attractions

The places that I will be listing here are not necessarily unusual, but are generally places that you won't hear about on the usual New York City sites. Also take a look at the Offbeat links listed on the New York Links page.

Antiques

• Manhattan Art & Antiques Center

  Manhattan Art & Antiques Center
  1050 2nd Avenue between 55th Street and 56th Street

• The Annex

  Outdoors on 6th Avenue between 24th Street and 26th Street

• The Garage Indoor Antique Show

  112 West 25th Street

Chef Restaurant Supply

Located at the corner of Houston Street and Bowery Street

The Counter Spy Shop of Mayfair London

Located on Madison Avenue, between 49th Street and 50th Street
I haven't had the chance to check it out yet, but I saw it and thought the name was interesting.

The Crystal District

The five blocks along Madison Avenue between 58th and 63rd streets.
Houses more luxury crystal outlets than any other quarter mile in the world.

Doughnut Plant

Doughnut Plant
379 Grand Street
Open Tuesday through Sunday, 06:30 AM until the doughnuts are sold out. (Closed Monday)

Fifth Avenue Pavilion, International Shopping Center

Located at the corner of 42nd Street and 5th Avenue.
A long low building with various stalls on both sides of a central aisle.

High Line Park

High Line
The High Line park runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to 34th Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues.
The High Line was originally an overhead rail line constructed in the 1930s, to lift dangerous freight trains off Manhattan's streets. Section 1 of the High Line (to 20th Street) is open as a public park, owned by the City of New York.
You can get up to the park at Gansevoort Street and at 14th, 16th, 18th and 20th Streets.

Il Laboratorio del Gelato

Orchard Street, between Broome and Delancey

Jewelry

The section of 47th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue is just loaded with jewelry stores. I can't tell you if it is a good place to find bargains, but it sure looks like a good place to find any kind of jewelry you may be looking for.
This section of 47th Street is also called "Diamond and Jewelry Way".

Harry Winston Jeweler

718 Fifth Avenue, at 56th Street.

The Museum of Television and Radio

25 West 52nd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues
All I know right now is that I saw this place as I was walking by.

Pickles

• Guss' Pickles
  85-87 Orchard Street
• The Pickle Guys
  49 Essex Street

SoHo Billiards

Located at 298 Mulberry Street, the corner of Mulberry Street and Houston Street.
The SoHo section of Manhattan is supposed to be SOuth of HOuston. SoHo Billiards is on the northern side of Houston Street. So technically, it is not in SoHo.

Sail the Hudson

Enjoy the view of New York City on beautiful sailing sloops! See Downtown Manhattan, the Battery, Ellis Island, Governors Island, New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty from the water in a Coastal Sailing Sloop. Impressive outing for customers and clients! Call 201-887-8700

There are several places in the city that have ice skating rinks in the winter.
This one is in Bryant Park, behind the New York Public Library.
Bryant Park is also a popular place in the summer, with lots of outdoor vendors, etc.