15 of New York City’s vibrant sights for those who don’t like large crowds of tourists

New York is probably not the best place for misanthropes, but even there are attractions for those who don’t like big crowds. Mashable prepared a selection of such places from 15.

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1. Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan

This park stretches along the Hudson River from 200 Street to the northern edge of Manhattan. Here remains the last natural forest and salt marshes in New York. This place is not so often visited by people, as the park is located on the outskirts.

2. Noguchi Museum, Queens

The Noguchi Museum in Long Island exhibits works by Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi. Like its sculptures and architectural models, the exhibition space is designed to evoke an atmosphere of calm suitable for self-examination. Visitors describe it as an exciting experience away from the stress of the city.

3. Elevated Acre, Manhattan

Take the escalator between the two buildings on 55 Water Street in the Financial District and you will see the Elevated Acre, a small lawn and observation deck overlooking lower Manhattan, the garden and the sculptures.

4. Fort Totten, Queens

In New York, there are not so many accessible to visit abandoned ruins, but the remains of Fort Totten, strengthening the civil war era, are open as a city park. It is unlikely that you will find people here, but you may stumble upon the things they left behind.

5. Burp Castle Bar, Manhattan

The sign at this East Village bar reads: "No loud talking - just whispering - by order of the brewing monks." The reference to "brewery monks" is a relic from a time when bartenders dressed like monks, but Burp Castle still maintains a monastic atmosphere. That is, if you speak at a volume above a whisper, the bartender will shut you up.

6. Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Botanical Garden, an area of ​​21 hectares, which includes an indoor conservatory, plant pavilions and an art gallery, is a great place to walk alone or with several satellites.

7. North Forest Central Park, Manhattan

If you think touristy Central Park shouldn't be on this list, then you haven't visited its northern limits (i.e. above 96th Street). The North Forest is where to go in Central Park if you want to see nothing but trees. If you wander long enough, you may find the Blockhouse, a towering fort that is the oldest structure in the park.

8. New York in miniature, Queens

A miniature panorama of New York City at the Queens Museum is New York, where there are definitely no people. Conceived as part of the 1964 World's Fair, the miniature is built at a scale of 1:1200 and today includes all buildings, streets, parks and bridges built before 1992. If you've ever wanted to watch the sunrise in New York without people, you can do it here.

9. Central Park, Conservatory Garden, Manhattan

In this well-preserved secret location on the northeastern outskirts of Central Park is a beautiful garden with a statue in the center that depicts the main characters of The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgeson Burnett. Despite the fact that the garden is located next to Fifth Avenue, you will feel as if you are not in the city.

10. Green Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

Cemeteries seem to be a rather natural pastime if you rarely enjoy the company of people. The Green-Wood Cemetery is an ideal place to think that you and everyone you know, whether friend or foe, will find yourself in the same place once.

11. Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, Manhattan

In the hall of Milstein’s Ocean Life in the American Museum of Natural History there are rarely many people. The hall features more than 750 marine creatures. And, you can lie on the floor and see a blue whale weighing 9 tons.

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12. Governors Island

This island is rather uncrowded at all times of the year except summer. This is a great place for misanthropes who can walk and cycle along the island’s trails.

13. Rose's Main Reading Room, Manhattan

Rose’s main reading room, the crown of Schwartzman’s main building in the New York Public Library, is an ideal place for people who don’t like people but love books. On weekdays it is especially empty.

14. Gantry Plaza, Queens

Situated on the East River with scenic views of downtown, Gantry Plaza is a renovated industrial park where you can look at the glitzy skyscrapers without getting too close to them. We recommend visiting this place at sunset.

15. New York Earth Room, Manhattan

The Earth Room is an art installation by Walter De Maria in Soho. Simply put, it's a room full of dirt. It's very quiet and smells of earth, so you won't have to cross paths with people.

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