See New York City as you never have before on one of Untapped Cities’ behind-the-scenes tours. Every week Untapped Cities offers expert-led walking tours of some of the city’s most famous landmarks and surprising locations you may have never known about. This week, gain access to the stunning cathedral-like lobby of what was once the world’s tallest skyscraper, uncover the remnants of the formerly grand Penn Station, explore an abandoned hospital on the less-travelled side of Ellis Island and more!
Get an in-depth look at the Museum of the City of New York‘s latest exhibit, In the Dugout with Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait of a Baseball Legend, a special exhibit commemorating the 100th anniversary of the all-star baseball player’s birthday. Led by curator Susan Johnson, guests will tour the exhibit which encompasses Robinson’s entire ground breaking career as the first African American to play in major league baseball, starting from his days as rookie on the beloved Brooklyn Dodgers team in 1945 to his retirement in 1957, through unpublished photographs from the museum’s permanent Look magazine collection, sports memorabilia, and rare home videos. You can join this free tour if you are an Untapped Cities Insider! Not an Insider yet? Become a member today to gain access to free behind-the-scenes tours and special New York City events all year long!
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Access the Woolworth Building, which is normally off-limits to the public, with building architect Cass Gilbert’s great granddaughter, Helen Post Curry
Learn about the history of the Building, how it was created and has been restored over the years
Visit the spectacular “cathedral-esque” lobby and mezzanine of the building nicknamed the “Cathedral of Commerce”
Explore the cellar level where you will see an abandoned bank vault and former direct access to the NYC subway
Contemplate many Art Deco details including the gorgeous mailboxes and elevators
Explore the over 100-year-old contagious disease hospital, which has been abandoned since 1954
See an exhibition by the world-renowned artist JR, who has placed life-sized historic photographs of Ellis Island immigrants on interior walls of the hospital buildings
Visit the Laundry Building, where 3000+ pieces of laundry were washed and sanitized daily
Discover the kitchen, autopsy room and other usually off-limits places
Get special access inside the original morgue and long abandoned FBI offices
Explore City Hall Park as the birthplace of the NYC subway system, including elements of the famed, decommissioned City Hall Station you can see right in the park
Learn about the comically short route of the mythical “Subway before the Subway,” Alfred Ely Beach’s Pneumatic Transit System
See the architectural ghosts of the now nearly forgotten, and partially abandoned, Chambers Street station then nicknamed the “Grand Central of Downtown”
Use the 6 train as your own time machine as you ride through abandoned subway stations
Discover the remnants of Union Station as you learn about a hidden art installation thousands of riders walk by everyday
Nicole Saraniero is the Insider-in-Chief at Untapped New York, leading our Untapped New York Insiders membership program. Nicole graduated from Hofstra University with a Bachelor of Science in Televis
Photograph by Jochen Enderlin
Photograph Courtesy of Jochen Enderlin 
