5 places
When you visit the oldest farmhouse in Manhattan, ask to see the still-visible board used for nine men’s morris, a strategic game dating back to the Roman Empire.
Stop by and talk to the National Park Rangers, they know a lot about the history of this place.
The library’s interior is one of the most beautiful spaces in the City.
They restored the decaying building to tell the stories of the immigrant tenants who once lived there. The museum has a book store that is well worth a trip in and of itself.
The building itself - one of the 5th Avenue's finest - used to be the collector's residence. One of the greatest treasures is Vermeer's Mistress and Maid, obtained by the collector during the last year of his life.