The Poison Cauldron of the Newtown Creek
Explore the hellish waste transfer and petroleum districts of North Brooklyn on this daring walk towards the doomed Kosciuszko Bridge.
Obscura Society NyC: The Insalubrious Valley
Join this event on the wrong side of the tracks for an exploration of the hidden industrial heartlands of New York!
The New York Transit Museum and Atlas Obscura present: The Race Underground
Join Atlas Obscura for an evening with the New York Transit Museum and author Doug Most as he delves into the history of the first subways and the saga of their late 19th century development.
Holdouts! A Manhattan Walking Tour
Join the Obscura Society for a historic walking tour of Midtown Manhattan’s great real estate holdouts and the stories behind the various tenants who stood their ground, refusing to budge.