Let Secret Brooklyn guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Brooklyn travel guide book and let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of an amazing city. Ideal for local inhabitants, curious visitors and armchair travellers alike. The places included in our guides are unusual and unfamiliar, allowing one to step off the beaten track.

Now in its third edition, Secret Brooklyn features 120 secret and unusual locations.

Inside Secret Brooklyn : One of the weirdest and most glorious museums this weird and glorious city has ever seen, one of only two trees that have been designated as New York City landmarks, the oldest building in New York City, the hobbit doors of Dennet Place, a park with only one tree, learn how to breathe fire, swallow swords, hammer a nail into your skull and charm a snake, the oldest subway tunnel in the world, world's smallest Torah, a secret museum built into the hallway of a Williamsburg apartment, a farm inside Domino Sugar factory site, world's first commercial rooftop vineyard...

Don't miss - Each chapter of this Secret Brooklyn travel guide book corresponds to a different part of the borough so that one can always find a hidden or secret place to discover.

Perfectly planned walks - Make sure that you do not miss any Secret location, by discovering each one featured in this guide by planning a walking tour of each part of the borough.

About the Author

Michelle Young is the founder of Untapped Cities, a web magazine about urban discovery and exploration. She is a graduate of Harvard College in the history of art and architecture and holds a master's degree in urban planning from Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, where she is an adjunct professor. She is the author of New York: Hidden Bars & Restaurants for Jonglez publishing and Broadway (published by Arcadia). Michelle lives in Brooklyn.

Augustin Pasquet is the co-owner of Untapped Cities and manages business development and tours. He has lived in Nigeria, Switzerland and Thailand and currently lives in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. He previously worked for L'Oreal in sales and marketing for seven years. Augustin spends his off-time travelling, taking pictures with his Canon 5D camera or his rapidly increasing Lomo collection.

Book Information
ISBN 9782361955502
Author Michelle Young
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Jonglez
Publisher Jonglez